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Floor Packet Page No. 182
Amend CSSB 1 by adding the following appropriately numbered
section to Part 6 of Article IX of the bill and renumbering the
subsequent sections of Part 6, Article IX, accordingly:
Sec. 6.____. Restriction on Expenditures for Lobbying
Activities. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, none of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used
to compensate a person for engaging in lobbying activities. In this
subsection, lobbying activities means contacting, in person or by
telephone, telegraph, letter, facsimile, electronic mail, or other
electronic means of communication, an officer or employee of the
federal government or the government of any state or political
subdivision to influence:
(1) a bill, resolution, amendment, order, ordinance,
nomination, or other matter pending before a governmental entity
exercising legislative powers;
(2) any matter that is or may be the subject of action
by a governmental entity exercising legislative powers, including
the introduction, consideration, passage, defeat, approval, or
veto of the matter; or
(3) rulemaking, licensing, or any other matter that
may be the subject of action by a governmental entity exercising
administrative powers, including the proposal, consideration, or
approval of the matter.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the
payment of compensation to a person employed by a state agency,
including the Office of State-Federal Relations.