Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article I of the bill, following the appropriations to the Office of the Attorney General (page I-14), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Contingent Fee Contract Payments. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, in addition to the amounts appropriated above for Strategy A.1.1, Legal Services, the Office of the Attorney General is appropriated from recovered funds deposited in the state treasury pursuant to an arrangement described by Section 2254.108(c)(1), Government Code, for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027, the amount necessary to pay contingent fee contract payments, including contingent fees and expense reimbursements, arising from a contingent fee contract entered into by the office in the name of the state under Subchapter C, Chapter 2254, Government Code, and in connection with which the funds were recovered (estimated to be $0 for the 2026-2027 biennium).

(b)  A payment of contingent fees or the reimbursement of expenses from money appropriated under this rider:

(1)  may only be made on the successful deposit of the recovered funds to the credit of the appropriate fund or account in the state treasury, pursuant to an arrangement described by Section 2254.108(c)(1);

(2)  must be made from the appropriate fund or account in the state treasury in which the recovered funds were deposited; and

(3)  must be made in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 2254, Government Code, including Section 2254.108, Government Code.

(c)  The Comptroller of Public Accounts shall prescribe procedures to direct payments under this rider.