FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION

March 20, 2015

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number __1__ to  HOUSE BILL 578

Amendment sponsored by Senator Cervantes

    1. On page 1, line 13, after the semicolon, insert "LIMITING WATER PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS;".

    2. On page 14, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following new section:

    "SECTION 2. A new section of the Water Project Finance Act is enacted to read:

    "[NEW MATERIAL] VOIDING OF AUTHORIZATION.--The legislative authorization for a qualifying entity to receive a grant or loan from the water project fund for a project is void three years after that authorization is given, but this provision does not prohibit the legislature from authorizing a project that was previously authorized."".

    3. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.

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                                    Senator Joseph Cervantes

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          (Chief Clerk)                (Chief Clerk)

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