Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) In Article III of the bill (page III-74), in the appropriations to the University of Texas at Arlington, reduce the appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the University of Texas at Arlington for Strategy A.1.1, Operations Support, by the amount of $5,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.
(2) In Article VII of the bill (page VII-17), in the appropriations to the Department of Transportation, increase the appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for Strategy C.5.1, Aviation Services, by the amount of $5,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.
(3) In Article VII of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Transportation (page VII-31), add the following appropriately numbered rider:
____. Texas Self-Sustaining Airports. Out of the general revenue appropriated above in Strategy C.5.1, Aviation Services, the Department of Transportation shall use $5,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, for the purpose of promoting aerospace and developing a self-sustaining airport, including the development of airport runways and taxi systems, in the Rio Grande Valley.
(4) Adjust totals, methods of financing, and other provisions of the bill accordingly.