Amend Amendment No. 384 by Y. Davis (page 406, prefiled amendments packet) by striking the amendment and substituting the following:

Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In Article VII, bill pattern for the Department of Transportation, (page VII-17), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Interstate Highway 20 Passenger Rail Corridor Project. Out of amounts appropriated above to the Department of Transportation, Goal A, Project Development and Delivery, the amount of $10,000,000 out of State Highway Fund 006 is allocated during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2027, for the purpose of matching grant funds for the Interstate Highway 20 Passenger Rail Southern Corridor Project, contingent on the project being awarded a federal grant under the Federal Railroad Administration Federal State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program.

(2)  In Article VII, bill pattern for the Department of Transportation (page VII-18), reduce the appropriation from the general revenue fund for Strategy A.1.1, Plan/Design/Management of Transportation Projects, by the amount of $2,500,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, and by the amount of $2,500,000 for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2027.

(3)  In Article VII of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Transportation (page VII-17) by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Texas Rail Safety. The amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the state fiscal year 2026, to be used for initiatives that promote safe rail transportation and increase the operational efficiency of rail transportation. Any unobligated or unexpended balances remaining as of August 31, 2026, are appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2026, for the same purpose.