Amend CSHB 5219 (house committee report) on page 2 as follows:

(1)  On line 9, following the semicolon, strike "and".

(2)  On line 13, between "policies" and the period, insert the following:

; and

(9)  review the process for applying for financial assistance under the economically distressed areas program under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, Water Code, including the application process's impact on the board's rate of denial of financial assistance under that program