Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing), in Article XI of the bill, by adding the following appropriately numbered rider under the items for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (page XI-19):

____.  Study on Wastewater Regionalization. It is the intent of the legislature that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, using funds appropriated by this Act:

(1)  conduct a study of the financial feasibility of the construction and operation of wastewater infrastructure by operators of on-site, premanufactured wastewater treatment plants as opposed to the connection of the plants to regional wastewater treatment plants; and

(2)  not later than November 1, 2026, make available to the legislature a written report that summarizes the findings of the study conducted under this provision.