Amend CSSB 2288 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                      
	(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 487.355, 
Government Code (page 1, lines 14-56), and substitute the 
following:
	Sec. 487.355.  NONBORDER COLONIA FUND.  (a) In this section, 
"nonborder colonia" means a geographic area that:
		(1)  is located in a county all parts of which are 
located at least 150 miles from the international border of this 
state;
		(2)  is located in a county or municipality that is 
eligible, as identified by office rule, to receive community 
development block grant money under this subchapter;
		(3)  consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located 
in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as 
a community or neighborhood; and
		(4)  either:                                                           
			(A)  has a majority population composed of 
individuals and families of low income, based on the federal Office 
of Management and Budget poverty index, and meets the 
qualifications of an economically distressed area under Section 
17.921, Water Code; or
			(B)  has the physical and economic 
characteristics of a colonia, as determined by the office.
	(b)  The nonborder colonia fund is an account in the general 
revenue fund.
	(c)  In each state fiscal year, from amounts allocated to the 
state under the federal community development block grant 
nonentitlement program authorized by Title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5301 et seq.), 
the office shall set aside and transfer to the account for the 
purposes of this section the portion of that money, not to exceed 
$7.5 million each year, that exceeds the amount provided to the 
state under that program for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 
2008.
	(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), amounts deposited 
to the account may be appropriated to the office only for the 
benefit of counties and municipalities identified by office rule as 
eligible to receive community development block grant money under 
this subchapter for:

		(1)  housing initiatives for nonborder colonias 
located in those counties and municipalities, including 
infrastructure associated with new construction, rehabilitation, 
or improvements; and
		(2)  the improvement of the housing conditions in those 
colonias.    
	(e)  Amounts deposited to the account may not be appropriated 
to the office for financial assistance to political subdivisions 
for the  construction, acquisition, or improvement of water supply 
and sewer services, as described by Section 17.922, Water Code.
	(f)  Sections 403.095 and 404.071 do not apply to the 
account.        
	(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 487.356(1), 
Government Code (page 1, line 63, through page 2, line 1), strike 
"community development block grant colonia fund under this 
subchapter" and substitute "nonborder colonia fund established by 
Section 487.355".
	(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 2306.098(1), 
Government Code (page 2, lines 17-18), strike "community 
development block grant colonia fund under Subchapter I, Chapter 
487" and substitute "nonborder colonia fund established by Section 
487.355".