Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of State Health Services (page II-22), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Study on Sewage and Water Infrastructure in Border Colonias. Out of the amounts appropriated above to the Department of State Health Services for Strategy A.1.4, Border Health and Colonias, the department shall conduct a study on disparities between sewage and water infrastructure in colonias along the United States and Mexico border and in other neighborhoods and communities throughout this state. Not later than September 1, 2024, the department shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written report summarizing the results of the study and including recommendations for legislative or other action.