Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article VII of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Transportation (page VII-31), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____. Texas Border Aviation Projects. Out of funds appropriated above in Strategy C.5.1, Aviation Services, the Department of Transportation shall allocate an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, to fund aviation projects in counties that:

(1)  are located within 75 miles of the international border with Mexico; and

(2)  have a population of not less than 5,000 but not more than 12,000.