Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Reduce the Article V appropriations from the General Revenue Fund to the Military Department for Strategy B.1.1, Facilities Management and Operations (page V-43), by the amount of $250,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, and by the amount of $250,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.

(2)  In Article V of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Public Safety (page V-60), add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Unmanned Aircraft Border Security Pilot Program. In addition to the funds appropriated above, the amount of $250,000 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Safety for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, to be used by the department for a pilot program that utilizes existing cellular telephone towers as bases of operations for unmanned aircraft for purposes of border security.

(3)  In Article XI of the bill, under the Article V items for the Department of Public Safety (page XI-15), strike "Unmanned Drone Pilot Program" and the associated amount for the biennium.

(4)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.