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Amend CSSB 655 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1) In SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 81.010045(a), Natural Resources Code (page 3, lines 16 and 17), strike ""political contribution" has the meaning" and substitute ""political committee" and "political contribution" have the meanings".

(2) In SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 81.010045, Natural Resources Code (page 4, between lines 15 and 16), insert the following:

(e) A commissioner may not knowingly accept a political contribution given or offered with the intention that it be used in connection with a campaign for the office of commissioner from:

(1) a person who in the 45-day period preceding the date the contribution was offered or given had business before the commissioners; or

(2) a political committee affiliated with a person described by Subdivision (1).