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Amend CSHB 3588, in Article 6 of the bill, as follows:                       

(1)  On page 134, line 2, between "PRIVATE ENTITY." and "The 	department", insert "(a)".
	(2)  On page 134, between lines 14 and 15, insert the 
following:             
	(b)  The department shall provide reasonable notice to the 
owner of the applicable facility of the need for the alteration 
under Subsection (a)(2) and allow that owner the opportunity to 
complete or to direct the completion of the alteration.  The owner 
of the facility may require payment before the alteration is 
completed.
	(3)  On page 141, at the end of line 25, add "A fee may not be 
required in connection with the placement, maintenance, or other 
use of a utility facility."
	(4)  On page 146, strike lines 2-8 and substitute the 
following:             

utility's facilities, lines, or equipment, if the department 
considers the relocation to be necessary.  The department shall pay 
for any relocation, raising, rerouting, changing, or altering of a 
facility, line, or equipment under this section unless otherwise 
agreed to in writing by the interested persons.  If a utility 
facility is replaced, the cost of replacement is limited to an 
amount equal to the cost of replacing the facility with a comparable 
facility, less the net salvage value of the replaced facility.