Amend CSSB 635 (house committee printing) to read as follows:

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, line 5), strike "Section 13.043(h), Water Code, is" and substitute "Sections 13.043(h) and (i), Water Code, are".

(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 13.043, Water Code (page 1, between lines 11 and 12), insert the following:

(i)  The governing body of a municipally owned utility or a political subdivision, within 60 [30] days after the date of a final decision on a rate change, shall provide individual written notice to each ratepayer eligible to appeal who resides outside the boundaries of the municipality or the political subdivision. The notice must include, at a minimum, the effective date of the new rates, the new rates, and the location where additional information on rates can be obtained. The governing body of a municipally owned utility or a political subdivision may provide the notice electronically if the utility or political subdivision has access to a ratepayer's e-mail address.

(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 13.187(b), Water Code (page 1, lines 14-15), strike "mailed or delivered" and substitute "mailed, sent by e-mail, or delivered".