Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article VI of the bill, following the appropriations to the Railroad Commission (page VI-51), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Oil and Gas Waste Rulemaking. Appropriations in Strategy E.1.1, Salary Adjustments, for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 are contingent on the Railroad Commission implementing Natural Resources Code Sections 91.1017, 122.004, 123.0015, and 123.005. Railroad Commission shall report on the status of implementing these sections to the Legislative Budget Board, the governor, the House Committee on Energy, and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources by December 1, 2024.