Amend CSSB 624 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 35.202, Utilities Code (page 1, lines 47 through 50), strike "It is also declared that the protection of the wildlife, water, and land of this state against the impacts of renewable energy generation facilities is in the public interest." and substitute "It is also declared that balancing private property rights, the need to increase electric generation, and the need to mitigate unreasonable impacts of renewable energy generation facilities on wildlife, water, and land in this state is in the public interest.".
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Sections 12.0012(2)(A) and (B), Parks and Wildlife Code (page 4, lines 64 through 68), and substitute the following:
(A) the facility's prioritization of natural resource conservation, wildlife conservation management, and agricultural use of land;
(B) use of the land on which the facility is located for agricultural purposes;