Amend CSSB 1420 (house committee printing) as follows:

On page 24, beginning at line 1, amend SECTION 21 (or an appropriately numbered SECTION) of the bill, by adding Subdivision (h) to Sec. 201.808 of Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code to read as follows:

(h) To provide a means of verifying the accuracy of information being made available through the transportation expenditure reporting system, the department shall retain and archive appropriate documentation supporting the expenditure information or data summary that is detailed in the reporting system, by archiving true and correct copies of the original supporting documentation in digital, electronic, or other appropriate format of storage or imaging that allows departmental management and retrieval of the records. Supporting documentation may include, but is not limited to, contract or transactional documents, letter agreements, invoices, statements, payment vouchers, requests for object of expenditure payments to be made by or on behalf of the department, and other items establishing the purpose and payment of the expenditure. Such documentation shall be retained for the applicable period of time as set forth in the Texas Administrative Code for records retention and destruction according to rules promulgated by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.