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

____.  Enhancing Rail Transportation. Out of money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325, the amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, to be used for initiatives that promote safe rail transportation and increase the operational efficiency of rail transportation. Any unobligated or unexpended balances remaining as of August 31, 2024, are appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2024, for the same purpose.