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Amend CSHB 3588 in Article III, Sec. 301, by deleting the 
proposed Sec. 201.954(j) to read as follows:
	( ) The department shall pay an unsuccessful private entity 
that submits a response to a request for detailed proposals under 
Subsection (f) a stipulated amount of the final contract price for 
any costs incurred in preparing that proposal.  The stipulated 
amount must be stated in the request for proposals and may not 
exceed the value of any work product contained in the proposal that 
can, as determined by the department, be used by the department in 
the performance of its functions.  After payment of the stipulated 
amount, the department may make use of any design contained in the 
proposal, including the technologies, techniques, methods, 
processes, and information contained in the design.  The use by the 
department of any design element contained in an unsuccessful 
proposal is at the sole risk and discretion of the department and 
does not confer liability on the recipient of the stipulated amount 
under this section.