Amend CSHB 846 at page 8, line 15 by adding a new SECTION 24
to read as follows and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONs
accordingly:
      SECTION 24.  Section 49.234, Water Code, is added to read as
follows:
      Sec. 49.234.  ELECTRIC GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND
DISTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS.  (a)  A district that owns or
operates raw water pipelines which convey surface water,
groundwater, or both through more than ten counties for municipal
and industrial purposes may:
            (1)  develop, generate, transmit, or distribute water
power and electric energy inside the district's boundaries for its
own use, provided that the district may not generate electric
energy under this section by means of hydroelectric generation;
            (2)  purchase electric energy from any available source
for use at a facility the district owns, operates, and maintains
inside the district's boundaries;
            (3)  enter into an agreement to acquire, install,
construct, finance, operate, make an addition to, own, or operate
an electric energy generating, transmission, or distribution
facility jointly with another person; or
            (4)  sell or otherwise dispose of any of the district's
interest in a jointly owned facility described by Subdivision (3)
of this subsection.
      (b)  This section does not affect the applicability of Title
2, Utilities Code, to a district or to actions of a district.