Amend the Pickett amendment to CSSB 1 (beginning on page 238, 
prefiled amendments packet) by striking the text of the amendment 
and substituting:
	Amend CSSB 1 in Article VII of the bill, Rider No. 57, under 
the appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation (pages 
VII-35 and VII-36), as follows:
	(1)  Strike "Engineering Staff. Prior to March 1, 2010, the 
Texas State Comptroller" and substitute:
	Engineering and Project Delivery Staff.  The Texas Department 
of Transportation shall initiate a freeze on external hiring for 
all positions paid out of A.1.1. Strategy:  Plan/Design/Manage, 
until a staffing plan is approved by the Legislative Budget Board.
	Before January 1, 2010, the comptroller of public accounts                     
	(2)  In item c. of the rider, strike "this analysis will be 
performed by an independent contracted cost accounting firm 
knowledgeable of governmental accounting practices;".
	(3)  In the final paragraph of the rider, strike "beginning 
on August 31, 2010, the Department" and substitute "beginning on 
April 1, 2010, the Department".