Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article XI of the bill as follows:

(1)  Under the appropriations to the Water Development Board (page XI-13), add the following appropriately numbered rider and renumber subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Financial Assistance for Water & Wastewater Connection Projects in Harris County. Contingent on voter approval and enactment of legislation by the Eighty-Sixth Legislature proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas, the Water Development Board will provide financial assistance in the amount of $16,749,247.50 in the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, to complete active Economically Distressed Areas Program projects in Harris County from the Economically Distressed Areas Program account of the Texas Water Development Fund II. Any unexpended balances at the end of fiscal year 2020 are appropriated for the same purpose for fiscal year 2021.

(2)  Adjust the article totals and methods of financing accordingly.