Amend CSHB 1818 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 81.068, Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 81.068.  PURPOSES OF OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP FUND. Money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund may be used by the commission or its employees or agents for any purpose related to the regulation of oil and gas development, including oil and gas monitoring and inspections, oil and gas remediation, and oil and gas well plugging, the study and evaluation of electronic access to geologic data and surface casing depths necessary to protect usable groundwater in this state, [alternative fuels programs under Section 81.0681,] the administration of pipeline safety and regulatory programs, public information and services related to those activities, and administrative costs and state benefits for personnel involved in those activities.

(2)  On page 9, line 11, strike "Section 91.1135, Natural Resources Code, is" and substitute "Sections 81.0681 and 91.1135, Natural Resources Code, are".