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	Amend CSHB 300 (house committee printing) by striking SECTION 
2.10 of the bill (page 53, line 10 through page 54, line 22) and 
substituting the following:
	SECTION 2.10.  Subchapter B, Chapter 223, Transportation 
Code, is amended by adding Section 223.0411 to read as follows:
	Sec. 223.0411.  REPORT.  (a) Not later than December 31, 
2009, the comptroller shall submit a report to the governor and the 
Legislative Budget Board as provided by this section.  In 
developing the report, the comptroller shall collaborate with:
		(1)  the department;                                                   
		(2)  the Texas Board of Professional Engineers;                        
		(3)  a statewide organization that represents general 
contractors; and
		(4)  a statewide organization that represents 
engineering companies. 
	(b)  The report must include:                                           
		(1)  the number of licensed professional engineers and 
graduate engineers employed by the department in each of the 
previous five state fiscal years aggregated by work function and by 
strategy;
		(2)  the number of department employees associated with 
the planning, design, and management of department construction 
projects in each of the previous five state fiscal years;
		(3)  the number of licensed professional engineers, 
graduate engineers, and total staffing associated with the 
planning, design, and management of construction projects for major 
public works in this state, other than department projects;
		(4)  the measures used by private sector providers of 
engineering and project delivery services to evaluate overall 
staffing and productivity;
		(5)  the dollar amount of highway and bridge projects 
awarded by the department in each of the previous five state fiscal 
years, including the percentage of those projects for which 
planning, design, and management activities were conducted by:
			(A)  department personnel;                                            
			(B)  private sector personnel; and                                    
			(C)  both department personnel and private sector 
personnel;        
		(6)  information regarding the type and complexity of 
highway and bridge projects that are typically planned, designed, 
and managed by:
			(A)  department personnel;                                            
			(B)  private sector personnel; and                                    
			(C)  both department personnel and private sector 
personnel;        
		(7)  the cost, including all direct and indirect costs, 
for all planning, design, and management activities performed by 
department personnel, private sector personnel, and both 
department personnel and private sector personnel aggregated by 
type of project per $100 million of highway and bridge projects 
awarded by the department in each of the previous five state fiscal 
years;
		(8)  the total cost of the department's planning, 
design, and management activities as a percentage of the 
department's construction program compared to the cost that other 
public entities incur for comprehensive engineering and project 
delivery services for large-scale construction projects;
		(9)  recommendations regarding engineering management 
practices used by other public entities that may improve the 
efficiency of the department's project delivery system; and
		(10)  a recommended plan for staffing and usage of 
department and private sector personnel in the planning, design, 
and management of department highway and bridge projects for the 
next 10-year period based on projected funding for the department.
	(c)  The analysis required by Subsection (b)(7) shall be 
conducted by an independent contract cost accounting firm that is 
knowledgeable of governmental and private sector accounting 
practices.  The firm shall apply the same rules for the allocation 
of indirect costs, employee benefits, and other practices for all 
projects analyzed.
	(d)  The department may not hire a new employee to fill a 
vacancy in a position paid out of funds appropriated to the 
department for the planning, design, and management of 
transportation projects in the General Appropriations Act 
(Strategy A.1.1., or its successor) until:
		(1)  the comptroller submits the report required by 
this section; and
		(2)  the Legislative Budget Board approves the 
recommendations contained in the report.
	(e)  This section expires September 1, 2011.