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Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1)  In Article VI of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (page VI-3), insert the following appropriately numbered rider:
____.  Agribusiness Produce Collaborative. In addition to other amounts appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for Strategy C.1.2, Nutrition Assistance (State), the amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the department for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, for the purpose of funding a collaborative pilot program intended to increase small farm operations, educate consumers regarding the nutritional value of produce, provide healthy living information, and support local food banks, and the amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the department for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, for the same purpose.
(2)  In Article VI of the bill, in the appropriations to the Commission on Environmental Quality (page VI-15), reduce the amount appropriated from Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Account No. 5071 by $1,500,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, and by $1,500,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, and make proportional reductions in the amounts appropriated from that account for each strategy of the Commission on Environmental Quality.
(3)  Adjust totals and methods of financing appropriately.