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Amend SB 211 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1)  In SECTION 12 of the bill, in proposed Section 2166.105(a), Government Code (page 5, lines 39-59), strike proposed Subdivisions (4)-(11) and substitute the following:
(4)  detailed, site-specific proposals for state property in the Capitol Complex, including proposals on the use of property and space for public sector purposes;
(5)  an analysis of and recommendations for building design guidelines to ensure appropriate quality in new or remodeled buildings in the Capitol Complex;
(6)  an analysis of and recommendations for Capitol Complex infrastructure needs, including transportation, utilities, and parking;
(7)  for projects identified in the plan, an analysis of and recommendations for financing options;
(8)  time frames for implementing the plan components and any projects identified in the plan;
(9)  consideration of alternative options for meeting state space needs outside the Capitol Complex; and
(10)  other information relevant to the Capitol Complex as the commission determines appropriate.
(2)  In SECTION 12 of the bill, in proposed Section 2166.107(a), Government Code (page 6, line 40), strike ", including property in the Capitol Complex,".
(3)  In SECTION 12 of the bill, in proposed Section 2166.107(b), Government Code (page 6, lines 48 and 49), strike "and, for Capitol Complex property, the State Preservation Board and the Texas Historical Commission".
(4)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Subchapter F, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2165.259 to read as follows:
Sec. 2165.259.  CAPITOL COMPLEX. (a) In this section, "Capitol Complex" has the meaning assigned by Section 443.0071.
(b)  Notwithstanding Subchapter D, the commission may not lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real property or an interest in real property located in the Capitol Complex.
(c)  This section does not affect the commission's authority under Subchapter E to lease space in state office buildings and parking garages.
SECTION ____.  Section 2267.003, Government Code, as added by Chapter 1334 (S.B. 1048), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2267.003.  APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply to:
(1)  the financing, design, construction, maintenance, or operation of a highway in the state highway system;
(2)  a transportation authority created under Chapter 451, 452, 453, or 460, Transportation Code; [or]
(3)  any telecommunications, cable television, video service, or broadband infrastructure other than technology installed as part of a qualifying project that is essential to the project; or
(4)  a qualifying project located in the Capitol Complex, as defined by Section 443.0071.