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Amend the amendment to CSSB 1 by Representative McClendon
(page 252 of the amendment packet) by striking lines 1-28 of the
amendment and substituting:
Amend CSSB 1 in Article VII of the bill, at the end of the
appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation by adding
the appropriately numbered rider:
____. ALLOCATION FOR RAIL RELOCATION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND.
(a) Out of the funds appropriated above, and on a finding by the
comptroller under Subsection (b) of this rider, an amount of $91
million is allocated out of the state highway fund for state fiscal
year 2010 and an amount of $91 million is allocated out of the state
highway fund for state fiscal year 2011 for transfer to the Texas
rail relocation and improvement fund. The amounts are allocated
for expenditure out of the Texas rail relocation and improvement
fund to the Texas Department of Transportation for the purposes
described by Section 49-o, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(b) The allocations under Subsection (a) of this rider may
be made only if the comptroller issues a finding of fact that the
following items total an increase for the 2010-2011 state fiscal
biennium of at least $182 million over the 2008-2009 state fiscal
biennium:
(1) the net impact of enacted revenue measures on
incoming revenue of the state highway fund;
(2) the amount of any reduction in appropriations made
from the state highway fund to state agencies other than the Texas
Department of Transportation; and
(3) any increase in appropriations made to the Texas
Department of Transportation from the general revenue fund.
(c) The allocation of money under Subsection (a) of this
rider does not include money in the state highway fund that is
dedicated for particular purposes by the constitution of this
state.
(d) Any unexpended balance on August 31, 2010, of amounts
allocated by this rider in fiscal year 2010 is allocated for the
purposes of this rider for the state fiscal year beginning
September 1, 2010.