Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  In Article I of the bill, in the appropriations to the Library and Archives Commission, increase general revenue appropriations for Strategy A.1.1, Library Support Services (page I-79), by $3,750,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023.

(2)  In Article I of the bill, following the appropriations to the Library and Archives Commission (page I-80), add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Library Funding. (a) Out of general revenue appropriated above in Strategy A.1.1, Library Support Services, the Library and Archives Commission shall use $3,750,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, to provide one or more grants for the construction or expansion of a municipal library or libraries servicing communities in or near the City of San Benito.

(b)  Any unobligated or unexpended balances of funds out of the allocation made by this rider remaining as of August 31, 2024, are appropriated to the Library and Archives Commission for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2024, for the same purpose.

(3)  In Article III of the bill, in the appropriations to The University of Texas at San Antonio, reduce general revenue appropriations for Strategy A.1.1, Operations Support (page III-90), by $3,750,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023.

(4)  Adjust totals and methods of finance accordingly.