Amend CSHB 3650 as follows:                                                  
	(1) On page 10, line 20, revise Sec. 175.170 to read as 
follows:             
	Sec. 175.170. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH 
OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) Except as provided in subsection 
(b), an authority may contract with a county or other political 
subdivision of this state for the authority to provide higher-speed 
rail transportation services to an area outside the border region 
on the terms and conditions to which the parties agree.
	(b)  An authority may not undertake any project or provide any 
services, or contract to undertake any project or provide any 
services, in an area that includes a county with a population of 3.3 
million or more and any county adjacent to that county if the area 
is served by a district created under Chapter 171, Transportation 
Code, unless the district and the authority enter into a written 
agreement specifying the terms and conditions under which the 
project or services will be undertaken or provided.