Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article VII of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Transportation, by amending Rider 14, Reporting Requirements (VII-22), to add the following appropriately lettered paragraph:

____.  South Padre Island Second Access Causeway.  Using funds appropriated above to the Department of Transportation, not later than September 1, 2024, the department shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report on the status of a proposed second access causeway to South Padre Island. The report must:

(1)  detail each phase of the proposed project through the completion of construction and include an estimated timeline for completing each phase; and

(2)  identify funding strategies for each phase of the proposed project.