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Amend HB 1083 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 3 of the bill (page 1, line 48) strike "The changes in law made by this Act" and substitute "Sections 13.182 and 13.189, Water Code, as amended by this Act,".
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ___. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 552.916 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.916. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UTILITIES. (a) This section applies only to a board of trustees described by Section 1502.070(a)(2)(B), Government Code.
(b) A board of trustees may establish a bill payment assistance program for its utility system's customers:
(1) who received notice of disconnection of service for nonpayment of bills; or
(2) who the utility determines are low-income customers.