Amend CSHB 1449 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 47 through 60 and substitute the following:
(c) This section does not apply to:
(1) an affordable housing and property tax abatement program:
(A) adopted under Chapter 378 or Chapter 312, Tax Code, by a municipality with a population of more than 700,000; and
(B) for which eligibility is maintained as required under Chapter 312, Tax Code, as applicable; or
(2) an ordinance, order, or other similar measure that permits the voluntary payment of a fee in lieu of other consideration to a political subdivision in connection with the issuance of a zoning waiver related to new construction that allows a multifamily residential or commercial structure to exceed height or square footage limitations.