Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article VI of the bill as follows:

(1)  In the appropriations to the Commission on Environmental Quality (page VI-16), reduce the General Revenue Fund appropriations for Strategy B.1.1, Safe Drinking Water, by $4,000,000 for each fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2025.

(2)  In the appropriations to the Water Development Board (page VI-59), increase the General Revenue Fund appropriations to Strategy C.1.1, State and Federal Financial Assistance Program, by $4,000,000 for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2025.

(3)  Following the appropriations to the Water Development Board (page VI-60), add the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Water Reclamation Projects. From amounts appropriated above to the Water Development Board under Strategy C.1.1, State and Federal Financial Assistance Program, the amount of $4,000,000 for each fiscal year for the fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2025, is allocated for the purpose of funding water reclamation projects located within 50 miles of either the Gulf of Mexico or the international border, including innovative water reclamation projects that are subject to protocol testing requirements by the Commission on Environmental Quality. Any unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of August 31, 2024, are appropriated for the same purpose in the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2024.

(4)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.