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	Amend CSSB 12 (House committee printing) as follows:                         
	(1)  Strike SECTION 1.03 of the bill (page 2, lines 2-11) and 
renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly.
	(2)  In SECTION 2.10 of the bill, in proposed Subsection (c), 
Section 387.003, Health and Safety Code (page 21, lines 16-19), 
strike from "must include" through the period at the end of that 
sentence and substitute the following:

may not have more than 11 members, must include two persons of 
relevant scientific expertise to be nominated by the commission, 
and may not include more than four county judges selected from 
counties in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria and Dallas-Fort Worth 
nonattainment areas.
	(3)  In SECTION 3.01 of the bill, in proposed Subsection 
(b-1), Section 388.003, Health and Safety Code (page 27, line 24), 
strike "commercial".
	(4)  In SECTION 3.01 of the bill, in proposed Subsection 
(b-1), Section 388.003, Health and Safety Code (page 27, line 27), 
strike "initial editions" and substitute "energy codes".
	(5)  In SECTION 3.01 of the bill, in proposed Subsection 
(b-1), Section 388.003, Health and Safety Code (page 28, line 2), 
strike "editions" and substitute "energy codes".
	(6)  In SECTION 3.01 of the bill, in amended Section 388.003, 
Health and Safety Code, strike proposed Subsection (b-2) (page 28, 
lines 8-15) and substitute the following:
	(b-2) The State Energy Conservation Office by rule shall 
establish a procedure for persons who have an interest in the 
adoption of energy codes under Subsection (b-1) to have an 
opportunity to comment on the codes under consideration and to have 
the commentary considered by the laboratory in developing its 
recommendations.  The office shall consider persons who have an 
interest in adoption of those codes to include:
		(1)  commercial and residential builders, architects, 
and engineers; 
		(2)  municipal, county, and other local government 
authorities; and  
		(3)  environmental groups.