Amend CSSB 1420 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 228, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 228.013 to read as follows:

Sec. 228.013. DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL TERMS FOR CERTAIN TOLL PROJECTS. (a) This section applies only to a proposed department toll project in which a private entity has a financial interest in the project's performance and for which:

(1) funds dedicated to or controlled by a region will be used;

(2) right-of-way is provided by a municipality or county; or

(3) revenues dedicated to or controlled by a municipality or county will be used.

(b) The distribution of a project's financial risk, the method of financing for a project, and the tolling structure and methodology must be determined by a committee consisting of the following members:

(1) a representative of the department;

(2) a representative of any local toll project entity, as defined by Section 371.001, for the area in which the project is located;

(3) a representative of the applicable metropolitan planning organization; and

(4) a representative of each municipality or county that has provided revenue or right-of-way as described by Subsection (a).