Amend CSSB 1278 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 35.004(e), Utilities Code (page 1, lines 30 and 31), insert, "consistent with cost-causation principles," between "require" and "intermittent".

(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill (page 1, line 44), insert "The Commission shall ensure that the rules do not unreasonably impede or impair performance under contracts entered into before the effective date of this Act." after the period.