Amend CSHB 43 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 9 of the bill, amending Section 58.075(a), Agriculture Code (page 4, line 14), strike "$750,000" and substitute "$1 million".
(2) In SECTION 13 of the bill, amending Section 58.093, Agriculture Code (page 4, line 39), strike "$100,000" and substitute "$500,000".
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 58.023, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) The board shall adopt rules to allow a recipient of a loan or grant under a program administered by the board:
(1) to use a portion of the loan or the grant to apply for other forms of financial assistance, including matching federal funds; and
(2) to use the loan or grant in conjunction with financial assistance provided through another state or federal program.
(4) Strike SECTION 17 of the bill (page 5, lines 11 through 18).
(5) Strike SECTION 19 of the bill (page 5, lines 25 through 33) and substitute the following:
SECTION 19. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
(6) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.