Amend SB 573 on third reading as follows:

(1)  In Section 13.254(a-3), Water Code, as amended on second reading by Amendment No. 2 by Callegari and Amendment No. 3 by Lucio III, strike "Except in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico or a county adjacent to that county, if the certificate holder has never made service available through planning, design, construction of facilities, or contractual obligations to serve the area the petitioner seeks to have released, the commission is not required to find that the proposed alternative provider is capable of providing better service than the certificate holder, but only that the proposed alternative provider is capable of providing the requested service.".

(2)  Add a new appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 13.254, Water Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-8), (a-9), and (a-11) to read as follows:

(3)  In Section 13.245, Water Code, as amended on second reading in Amendment No. 2 by Callegari and Amendment No. 3 by Lucio III, insert the following:

(4)  In the recital to the SECTION of the bill that amends Section 13.2451, Water Code, as added on second reading by Amendment No. 2 by Callegari, strike "Sections 13.2451(a) and (b), Water Code are amended" and substitute "Section 13.2451, Water Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-3) to read as follows:".

(5)  In Section 13.2451(b), Water Code, as amended on second reading by Amendment No. 2 by Callegari and Amendment No. 3 by Lucio III, strike "This subsection does not apply to:

(2)  an extension of extraterritorial jurisdiction in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico or a county adjacent to such a county." and substitute "This subsection does not apply to a transfer of a certificate as approved by the commission.".

(6)  In Section 13.2451, Water Code, as amended on second reading by Amendment No. 2 by Callegari and Amendment No. 3 by Lucio III, insert the following: