Amend CSHB 3853 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, between "unserved" and "areas", insert "and underserved" in each of the following places it appears:

(A)  line 5;

(B)  line 15; and

(C)  line 19.

(2)  On page 8, line 8, between "entity" and the period, insert ", unless the property owner protests the use as provided by this section".

(3)  On page 14, lines 2 and 3, strike "the provision and maintenance of adequate, efficient, safe, reliable, and".

(4)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  The Public Utility Commission of Texas is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission may, but is not required to, implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations that are available for that purpose.