Amend CSSB 1200 (Senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 436, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 436.105 to read as follows:
Sec. 436.105. MILITARY BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE TASK FORCE. (a) The commission may establish a task force to seek advice to prepare for possible action by the United States Department of Defense related to the realignment or closure of military installations in this state.
(b) A task force established under this section must consist of not more than seven members who have demonstrated experience or expertise in the United States Department of Defense's base realignment and closure process.
(c) A task force established under this section shall:
(1) confer with defense communities and military installations located in this state to identify strategies, policies, plans, projects, and other ways to improve base realignment scores; and
(2) advise and make recommendations to the commission and legislature on any strategy, policy, plan, project, or action the task force believes will strengthen the defense communities and military installations in the state and prevent the closure or a significant reduction of the operations of the military installations.