Amend HB 2770 (senate committee printing) by adding the following SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:

SECTION ____. Chapter 97, Acts of the 40th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1927, is amended by adding Section 9 to read as follows:

Sec. 9. SUNSET REVIEW. (a) The Port of Houston Authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), as if it were a state agency but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted as if the authority were scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2013. Another review shall be conducted as if the authority were scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2019.

(b) The reviews must assess the authority's governance, management, and operating structure, and the authority's compliance with legislative requirements.

(c) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing a review of the authority under this section. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.

(d) This section expires September 1, 2019.