Amend SB 345 (house committee report) as follows:
(1)  On page 1, line 15, strike "The" and substitute "Except as provided by Subsection (c), the".
(2)  On page 1, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(c)  This section does not preclude the Texas Department of Transportation, for the current operation or future expansion of Farm-to-Market Road 1488, from:
(1)  using an easement that is owned by the state for the benefit of the department for a highway purpose; or
(2)  acquiring an additional interest in real property.