Amend CSSB 744 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 212.905, Local Government Code, as follows:
(1) In Subsection (a) (page 1, line 27), strike "that is located in the municipality".
(2) Strike Subsection (d) (page 1, lines 45-51) and substitute the following:
(d) The amount of a credit provided to a person under this section must be:
(1) applied in the same manner as the tree mitigation fee assessed against the person; and
(2) at least 50 percent of the amount of the tree mitigation fee assessed against the person.
(3) In Subsection (e) (page 1, line 54), between "ability of" and "a", insert "or require".
(4) In Subsection (e)(1) (page 1, line 55), strike "size and number" and substitute "size, number, and type".
(5) In Subsection (e)(1) (page 1, line 57), strike "or".
(6) In Subsection (e)(2) (page 1, line 59), strike the underlined period and substitute the following:
; or
(3) the requirements for tree planting methods and best management practices to ensure that the tree grows to the anticipated height at maturity.