Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article VII of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Transportation (page VII-18), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Contingency Rider: HB 7 or Similar Legislation. Contingent on the enactment and becoming law of HB 7 or similar legislation of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, relating to public services and programs in the southern border region of this state to address the effects of ongoing criminal activity and public health threats, including methods of financing those services, out of amounts appropriated above, the Department of Transportation shall allocate the amount necessary to implement that legislation for that purpose for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023.