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Amend HB 300 on third reading as follows:
(1) In Section 372.152, Transportation Code, as added by
Floor Amendment No. 125 by Pickett at the end of that section add
the following:
A person who enters into or submits a proposal for a contract
with the department or with any board or agency of this state whose
governing members are appointed by the governor may not make a
political contribution to the governor's campaign.
(2) Strike Section 372.155(a), Transportation Code, as added
by Floor Amendment No. 125 by Pickett, and substitute the
following:
(a) A local toll project entity or the office of the
governor may not use any money under its control to attempt to
influence the passage or defeat of a legislative measure.
(3) Strike Section 372.155(b), Transportation Code, as added
by Floor Amendment No. 125 by Pickett, and substitute the
following:
(b) This section does not prohibit a board member or
employee of a local toll entity, the governor, or an employee of the
office of the governor from using the entity's resources to provide
public information or to provide information responsive to a
request.
(4) In Section 372.155(c), Transportation Code, as added by
Floor Amendment No. 125 by Pickett, at the end of that subsection
add the following:
If the governor or an employee of the office of the governor
violates this section, the department may not develop, finance,
construct, or operate a toll project within the territory of a local
toll project entity without the consent of the local toll project
entity.
(5) Strike Section 372.157, Transportation Code, as added by
Floor Amendment No. 125 by Pickett, and substitute the following:
Sec. 372.157. COMPENSATION PROHIBITION. A local toll
project entity, the governor, or the office of the governor may not
use any money under its control to compensate a board member or
employee who violates Section 372.153 or who causes or assists in
the violation of Section 372.154 or 372.155(a), or an employee who
is subject to termination under Section 372.156.
(6) Strike Section 372.158, Transportation Code, as added by
Floor Amendment No. 125 by Pickett, and substitute the following:
Sec. 372.158. ADVISORS, CONSULTANTS, AUDITORS, AND OTHER
EXPERTS. A person may not serve as a consultant, or advisor,
auditor, or other expert in connection with a contract of a local
toll project entity or for the department if the person or the
person's affiliates have a financial interest in the contract.