Amend CSHB 3873 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION ____. Subchapter DD, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2306.67171 to read as follows: Sec. 2306.67171. ELECTRONIC MAIL NOTIFICATION SERVICE. (a) The department shall maintain an electronic mail notification service to which any person in this state may electronically subscribe to receive information concerning the status of preapplications and applications under this subchapter. (b) The electronic mail notification service maintained under Subsection (a) must: (1) allow a subscriber to request for a zip code notification of: (A) the filing of any preapplication or application concerning a development that is or will be located in the zip code; (B) any change in the status of an application or preapplication described by Paragraph (A); and (C) any public hearing to be held concerning an application or preapplication described by Paragragh (A); and (2) respond to a subscriber via electronic mail not later than the later of: (A) the third business day after the date the department receives notice of an event described by Subdivision (1); or (B) if applicable, the date or dates specified by Section 2306.6717 (a). (c) The department may include in an electronic mail notification sent to a subscriber any applicable information described by Section 2306.6717. SECTION ____. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall have the electronic mail notification service required to be maintained under Section 2306.67171, Government Code, as added by this Act, fully functional and able to receive subscription requests and respond appropriately to those requests not later than January 1, 2008.