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	Amend CSSB 3 (house committee printing) as follows:                          

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 2A.02 of the bill, between 	"Sections" and "16.143" (page 54, line 14), insert "16.1361 and".
	(2)  In SECTION 2A.02 of the bill, between the recital to the 
section and proposed Section 16.143, Water Code (page 54, between 
lines 15 and 16), insert the following:
	Sec. 16.1361.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN RESERVOIR SITE IN 
EXCHANGE FOR PARTICIPATION PAYMENT.  (a)  In this section, 
"participation payment" means an intangible legal right to receive 
a percentage of one or more identified fees related to the surface 
water impounded by a reservoir.
	(b)  In addition to paying a single fixed payment for an 
interest in real property or a real property right, an entity that 
acquires property to construct a reservoir may, with the owner's 
consent, pay the owner a participation payment.