Amend CSHB 3021 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 17, between "271.904(a)-(e)" and ", Local Government Code", insert "and (g)".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 271.904, Local Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:

(d)  A contract for engineering or architectural services to which a governmental agency is a party must require a licensed engineer or registered architect to perform services:

(1)  with the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by competent engineers or architects practicing [in the same or similar locality and] under the same or similar circumstances and professional license; and

(2)  as expeditiously as is prudent considering the ordinary professional skill and care of a competent engineer or architect.