Amend HB 2462 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On line 8, strike "An", and substitute "(a) Subject to Subsection (b), an".
(2) Between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
(b) The entitlement provided by Subsection (a) does not apply if the Texas Department of Transportation receives notice from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration that the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane as provided by Subsection (a) would result in the loss of federal highway funding or other punitive actions taken against this state due to noncompliance with federal laws, regulations, or policies.