Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article I of the bill, following the appropriations to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, by adding the following appropriately numbered rider to read as follows:
____. Report on Economic Impact of Federal Border Adjustment Tax. (a) Out of funds appropriated above, the Comptroller of Public Accounts shall study and report on the estimated impact of a 20 percent federal tax on goods imported from other countries for sale in the United States on:
(1) this state's economy;
(2) employment in this state; and
(3) the availability of funds appropriated by this Act.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2018, the Comptroller of Public Accounts shall post the report required by this section on the comptroller's Internet website and submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the presiding officers of the house committee on appropriations and the senate finance committee.