Amend CSSB 1504 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1) On page 5, line 8, strike "401.208 and 401.2085" and substitute "401.208, 401.2085, and 401.2086".

(2) Sec. 401.2086. IMPACT STUDY ON TRANSPORTATION. (a) The commission and the Texas Department of Transportation shall conduct a study to determine the impact on transportation, public health, and public safety of importing waste from nonparty state generators.

(b) The commission and the Texas Department of Transportation in consultation with hospitals, first responders, environmental advocacy groups, and the public, shall consider and make recommendations regarding:

(1) the likelihood of accidents or spills along anticipated transportation routes that would be used to bring imported waste to the disposal facility;

(2) the adequacy of emergency preparedness to respond to accidents or spills along the anticipated routes, including training and equipping of first responders; and

(3) the potential costs of health care, cleanup, and compensation of property owners for contaminated property that would result from modeled accidents or spills.

(c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may adopt rules adjusting the fee provided for by Section 401.052, based on the results of the study provided for by this section.