Amend CSHB 3650 (house committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the 
bill by striking added Section 175.152, Transportation Code (page 
4, lines 9 through 11), and substituting the following:
	Sec. 175.152.  GENERAL POWERS OF AUTHORITY.  An authority 
has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes 
of this chapter, including authority to:
		(1)  plan and develop a high-speed rail facility under 
the authority in this chapter;
		(2)  solicit federal funding to be allocated to the 
authority for the purposes of this chapter;
		(3)  coordinate with federal planners and 
representatives from adjacent states for the interconnectivity of 
high-speed rail systems in this state with systems developed in 
federally designated high-speed rail corridors in other states;
		(4)  represent and negotiate on behalf of this state 
for the interconnectivity of high-speed rail with existing and 
planned transportation systems, including airports, seaports, 
transit systems, commuter rail systems, and highways; and
		(5)  coordinate with federal transportation planners 
and officials at the United States Department of Defense or its 
successor agency regarding issues related to the provision of 
connectivity to military installations in this state.