Amend HB 1796 (Senate committee printing) as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 382.507, Health and Safety Code (page 2, line 9), between "repository" and the period insert "on a determination by the board that permanent storage has been verified and that the storage location has met all applicable state and federal requirements for closure of carbon dioxide storage sites". (2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 382.508(a), Health and Safety Code (page 2, line 16), between "generation of" and "carbon" insert "stored". (3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added Section 382.508(b), Health and Safety Code (page 2, between lines 22 and 23), insert: (c) This section does not relieve a person who contracts with the board under Section 382.504(b) of liability for any act or omission regarding the construction or operation, as applicable, of the carbon dioxide repository.