Amend HB 2484 by adding a new appropriately numbered SECTION
to read as follows:
      SECTION _____.  Section 3.07(d), Texas Racing Act (Article
179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as
follows:
      (d)  Medication or drug testing performed on a race animal
under this Act shall be conducted by the Texas Veterinary Medical
Diagnostic Laboratory or by a laboratory operated by or in
conjunction with or by a private or public agency selected by the
commission after consultation with the <on a yearly basis by
competitive bidding submitted to the commission for final approval.
The commission's decision shall be based on cost and integrity.
The> Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory <may aid the
commission in its selection>.  Medication or drug testing performed
on a human under this Act shall be conducted by a laboratory
approved by the commission.  Charges for services performed under
this section shall be forwarded to the commission for approval as
included but are limited to expenses incurred for travel, lodging,
testing, and processing of test results.  The reasonable charges
associated with medication or drug testing conducted under this Act
shall be paid by the association that received the services.  The
commission shall adopt rules for the procedures for approving and
paying laboratory charges under this section.  The commission shall
determine if the laboratory drug testing charges are <On the
approval of the charges as> reasonable, in relation to industry
standards <for testing charges>, by periodically surveying the
testing charges of comparable laboratories in the United States.
The <the> commission shall forward a copy of the charges to the
association that receives the services for immediate payment.