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	Amend CSSB 3 (house committee printing), in ARTICLE 2 of the 
bill, by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to 
the ARTICLE and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that ARTICLE 
accordingly:
	SECTION 2.___.  Section 16.017, Water Code, is amended to 
read as follows:   
	Sec. 16.017.  TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC MAPPING.  (a)  The 
executive administrator shall carry out the program for topographic 
and geologic mapping of the state.
	(b)  The executive administrator shall operate as part of the 
Texas Natural Resources Information System a strategic mapping 
program to acquire, store, and distribute digital, geospatial 
information.
	SECTION 2.___.  Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Water Code, is 
amended by adding Sections 16.023 and 16.024 to read as follows:
	Sec. 16.023.  STRATEGIC MAPPING ACCOUNT.  (a)  The strategic 
mapping account is an account in the general revenue fund.  The 
account consists of:
		(1)  money directly appropriated to the board;                         
		(2)  money transferred by the board from other funds 
available to the board;
		(3)  money from gifts or grants from the United States 
government, state, regional, or local governments, educational 
institutions, private sources, or other sources;
		(4)  proceeds from the sale of maps, data, 
publications, and other items; and
		(5)  interest earned on the investment of money in the 
account and depository interest allocable to the account.
	(b)  The account may be appropriated only to the board to:              
		(1)  develop, administer, and implement the strategic 
mapping program;
		(2)  provide grants to political subdivisions for  
projects related to the development, use, and dissemination of 
digital, geospatial information; and
		(3)  administer, implement, and operate other programs 
of the Texas Natural Resources Information System, including:
			(A)  the operation of a Texas-Mexico border region 
information center for the purpose of implementing Section 16.021 
(e)(5);
			(B)  the acquisition, storage, and distribution 
of historical maps, photographs, and paper map products;
			(C)  the maintenance and enhancement of 
information technology; and 
			(D)  the production, storage, and distribution of 
other digital base maps, as determined by the executive 
administrator or a state agency that is a member of the Texas 
Geographic Information Council.
	(c)  The board may invest, reinvest, and direct the 
investment of any available money in the fund as provided by law for 
the investment of money under Section 404.024, Government Code.
	Sec. 16.024.  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DIGITAL, GEOSPATIAL 
INFORMATION PROJECTS.  (a)  A political subdivision seeking a grant 
under Section 16.023 must file an application with the board.
	(b)  An application must be filed in the manner and form 
required by board rules.
	(c)  In reviewing an application by a political subdivision 
for a grant, the board shall consider:
		(1)  the degree to which the political subdivision has 
used other available resources to finance the development, use, and 
dissemination of digital, geospatial information;
		(2)  the willingness and ability of the political 
subdivision to develop, use, and disseminate digital, geospatial 
information; and
		(3)  the benefits that will be gained by making the 
grant.           
	(d)  The board may approve a grant to a political subdivision 
only if the board finds that:
		(1)  the grant will supplement rather than replace 
money of the political subdivision;
		(2)  the public interest is served by providing the 
grant; and       
		(3)  the grant will further the state's ability to 
gather, develop, use, and disseminate digital, geospatial 
information.