Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article VII of the bill, in the appropriations to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as follows:

(1)  In Rider 10 (page VII-15), add the following appropriately lettered subsection to read as follows:

(____)  Contingent Appropriation: Detecting and Preventing Catalytic Converter Theft. Contingent on the passage and enactment of HB 4598, SB 224, or similar legislation by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, relating to the regulation of catalytic converters and other metal recycling, and in addition to the amounts appropriated above, the fees, fines, and other miscellaneous revenue as authorized and generated pursuant to Section 1006.153(e), Transportation Code, as amended by the legislation described by this subsection, are:

(1)  estimated to be $24,352,279 in the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, and $30,099,417 in the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2025; and

(2)  appropriated to the Department of Motor Vehicles in Strategy B.2.1, Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention, for the purpose of funding efforts by the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to coordinate regulatory and law enforcement activities intended to detect and prevent catalytic converter theft in this state.

(2)  Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.