Amend CSHB 1 as follows:
(1)  In Article XI of the bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation, add the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Certain Public Transportation Projects. In addition to the amounts appropriated to the Texas Department of Transportation under Article VII, the additional amount of $15,000,000 is appropriated from general revenue to the department in fiscal year 2012, and $15,000,000 is appropriated from general revenue to the department in fiscal year 2013 to be used for the City of Laredo's El Metro transit department for the replacement of 36 heavy-duty buses and the construction of a new operations and maintenance facility.
(2)  Adjust the article totals accordingly.