Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article VII of the bill, immediately following the appropriations to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (page VII-8), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Energy Assistance. It is the intent of the legislature that, out of the money appropriated above to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs for Strategy C.1.1, Poverty-Related Funds, the department shall allocate $10,000,000 in the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2025, to provide energy assistance.