Amend CSHB 2845 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 27, through page 3, line 1, strike "at least three feet from the grade of the land affected by the foundation" and substitute "to a depth of at least three feet below the surface grade of the land in which the foundation is installed".
(2) On page 3, lines 8 and 9, strike "at least three feet below the grade of the land affected by the cable" and substitute "to a depth of at least three feet below the surface grade of the land in which the cable is installed".
(3) On page 4, strike lines 11 through 23 and substitute the following:
(d) The landowner shall make a request under Subsection (b) or (c) not later than the 180th day after the later of:
(1) the date on which the wind power facility is no longer capable of generating electricity in commercial quantities; or
(2) the date the landowner receives written notice of intent to decommission the wind power facility from the grantee.
Sec. 301.0004. REQUIRED AGREEMENT PROVISIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSURANCE. (a) A wind power facility agreement must provide that the grantee shall obtain and deliver to the landowner evidence of financial assurance that conforms to the requirements of this section to secure the performance of the grantee's obligation to remove the grantee's wind power facilities located on the landowner's property as described by Section 301.0003. Acceptable forms of financial assurance include a parent company guaranty with a minimum investment grade credit rating for the parent company issued by a major domestic credit rating agency, a letter of credit, a bond, or another form of financial assurance acceptable to the landowner.
(4) Strike "bond or other" in each of the following places:
(A) page 4, line 24; and
(B) page 5, lines 18 and 25.
(5) Strike "a bond or other" in each of the following places:
(A) page 5, lines 21-22; and
(B) page 6, line 11.
(6) On page 6, lines 15-16, strike "a replacement bond or".