Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In Article III of the bill, following the appropriations to Texas A&M University (page III-96), add the following appropriately numbered rider and renumber the other riders accordingly:

____.  Contingent Rider for HB 4739. Contingent on the passage and becoming law of HB 4739 or similar legislation of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, relating to the establishment and operation of veterans cemeteries, in the appropriations to Texas A&M University, reduce the appropriations for Strategy A.1.1, Operations Support (page III-95), by the amount of $2,200,000 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023.

(2)  In Article VI, following the appropriations to the General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board (page VI-27), add the following appropriately numbered rider and renumber the other riders accordingly:

____.  Contingent Rider for HB 4739. Contingent on the passage and becoming law of HB 4739 or similar legislation of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, relating to the establishment and operation of veterans cemeteries:

(1)  for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, in addition to other amounts appropriated by this Act, the General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board is appropriated the amount of $2,200,000 to use for purposes of Strategy C.1.3, Veterans' Cemeteries (page VI-27), to establish a new state veterans cemetery in Cameron County;

(2)  any unexpended and unobligated balance of these funds remaining as of August 31, 2024, is reappropriated to the General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2024, for the same purpose; and

(3)  the "Number of Full-Time-Equivalents (FTEs)" in the General Land Office and Veteran Land Board bill pattern is increased by 1.0 FTE for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023.

(3)  Adjust the article totals and methods of financing accordingly.