Amend CSSB 1811 (senate committee printing) by adding the following article, numbered appropriately:

ARTICLE ___. TRANSFER OF BALANCES OF CERTAIN DEDICATED
ACCOUNTS TO GENERAL REVENUE FUND

SECTION ___.01.  Notwithstanding the dedication made by Section 490.101, Government Code, on the effective date of this article, the unexpended and unobligated balance of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund account in the general revenue fund on that date that exceeds $10 million is transferred to the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund and is available for spending for general governmental purposes for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2011. This section does not apply to appropriations made for the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2011 and subsequent bienniums.

SECTION ___.02.  Notwithstanding the dedication made by Section 481.078, Government Code, on the effective date of this article, the unexpended and unobligated balance of the Texas Enterprise Fund account in the general revenue fund on that date that exceeds $55 million is transferred to the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund and is available for spending for general governmental purposes for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2011. This section does not apply to appropriations made for the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2011 and subsequent bienniums.

SECTION ___.03.  This article takes effect immediately if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this article takes effect September 1, 2011. This section does not apply to appropriations made for the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2011 and subsequent bienniums.