Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article VI of the bill, following the appropriations to the General Land Office (page VI-36), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Study on Private Landowner Participation in Border Security. (a) Using funds appropriated above, the General Land Office shall conduct a study to identify methods to increase private landowner cooperation with state border security activities, including cooperation with law enforcement, permission granted to a state entity for the temporary placement on a landowner's property of personnel, equipment, and infrastructure relating to border security; or property modification for the purpose of supporting border security.

(b)  The study must consider methods of incentivizing private landowner participation.

(d)  In conducting the study, the General Land Office shall collaborate with any agency assisting in border security efforts.

(e)  Not later than September 1, 2026, the General Land Office shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written report that includes the results of the study.