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	Amend CSHB 300 (house committee report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 2 of the bill 
and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that article accordingly:
	SECTION 2.____.  Subchapter D, Chapter 201, Transportation 
Code, is amended by adding Section 201.214 to read as follows:
	Sec. 201.214.  ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION.  (a) The 
department shall establish a process to certify environmental 
specialists in the department, including specialists for matters 
regarding compliance with state and federal regulation of 
stormwater runoff and control.
	(b)  The certification process must allow a person who has 
completed the process to perform analyses and reviews of, and to 
approve or disapprove, environmental reports and documents.
	(c)  The certification process must include minimum 
standards of training, as determined by the department, including 
mandatory annual continuing education standards for a certified 
person to be eligible for annual re-certification.