Amend CSSB 312 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Subchapter A, Chapter 223, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 223.017 to read as follows:
Sec. 223.017.  REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERING FIRM. The department may not enter into a contract with an entity to provide engineering services unless the owner of that entity is a licensed engineer.