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	Amend SB 792 (House committee printing) as follows:                          
	(1)  In SECTION 9.07 of the bill, between added Subsections 
(d) and (e), Section 366.185, Transportation Code (page 53, between 
lines 4 and 5), insert the following:
	(d-1)  This subsection takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 
1886, Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is 
enacted and becomes law.  The rules adopted under Subsection (d) 
must be consistent with the design-build procedures provided by 
Subchapter J, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
	(2)  In SECTION 9.07 of the bill, added Subsection (e), 
Section 366.185, Transportation Code (page 53, lines 5 through 11), 
strike the first sentence of the subsection and substitute the 
following:
	An authority may contract for the construction of a turnpike 
project by a construction manager at-risk procedure under which the 
construction manager at-risk provides consultation services to the 
authority during the design of the turnpike project and is 
responsible for the construction of the turnpike project in 
accordance with the authority's plans and specifications.
	(3)  In ARTICLE 10 of the bill, add the following SECTION, 
appropriately numbered, and renumber subsequent SECTIONS 
accordingly:
	SECTION 10.____.  (a)  Section 370.314, Transportation Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 370.314.  DESIGN-BUILD PROCEDURES [COMBINATION OF 
ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES].  (a) An authority 
may procure a combination of engineering, design, and construction 
services in a single procurement for a transportation project 
provided that any contract awarded must be the one that results in 
the best value to the authority.
	(b)  Procedures adopted under Subsection (a) must be 
consistent with the design-build procedures provided by Subchapter 
J, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
	(b)  Subsection (a) of this section takes effect only if SB 
1886, Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is 
enacted and becomes law.