Amend CSHB 1315 (house committee printing), on page 1, by striking lines 7-18 and substituting the following:

Sec. 351.1066. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to:

(1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500 but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a population of more than 1.6 million; and

(2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,900 but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity River and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife management area.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality to which this section applies may use all or any portion of the revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for:

(1) a business recruitment project to substantially enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism; and

(2) if requested and approved by a majority of the hotel owners or managers in the municipality, the construction, enlarging, equipping, improvement, maintenance, repairing and operation of a recreational facility to substantially enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism.