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Amend the CSSB 1267 in SECTION 1 of the bill, added Section 
223.210, Transportation Code (committee printing, page 1, between 
lines 48 and 49), by inserting the following:
	(C-2) Notwithstanding the TxDOT/NTTA Regional Protocol 
entered into between the Texas Department of Transportation and the 
North Texas Tollway Authority (the authority) and approved on 
August 10, 2006, by the tollway authority and on August 24, 2006, by 
the department Subsection (b) does not apply to a comprehensive 
development agreement;
		(1)  entered into in connection with State Highway 121 
if before the commission or the department enters into a contract 
for the financing, construction, or operation of the project with a 
private participant, an authority under Chapter 366, was granted 
the ability to finance, construct, or operate as applicable, the 
portion of the toll project located within the boundaries of the 
authority,  and the authority was granted a period of 60 days from 
March  26, 2007 to submit a commitment to the metropolitan planning 
organization which is determined to be equal to or greater than any 
other commitment submitted prior to March 26, 2007; and
		(a)  If the financial value of the commitment is 
determined to be equal to or greater value than any other commitment 
submitted prior to March 26, 2007, then the commission shall allow 
the authority to develop the project; or
	(2)  entered into in connection with State Highway 161 if 
before the commission or the department enters into a contract with 
a private participant for the financing, construction, or 
operation, an authority under Chapter 366, was granted the ability 
to finance, construct, or operate as applicable, the portion of the 
toll project located within the boundaries of the authority, and 
the authority was granted a period of 90 days to submit a commitment 
to the metropolitan planning organization.
		(a)  If the authority makes a commitment to proceed 
then TxDOT shall allow the authority to proceed and the authority 
must enter into contracts to finance, construct, or operate the 
project within 180 days.