Amend, on 3rd reading, the Phillips Amendment No. 90 to CSSB 1420, as amended by Amendment Nos. 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, and 101, and adopted on 2nd reading, as follows:
(1) Strike added Section 223.201(j), Transportation Code, and substitute:
(j) Before the department may enter into a comprehensive development agreement under Subsection (f), the department must:
(1) obtain, not later than August 31, 2013, the appropriate environmental clearance for any project other than the State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) project; and
(2) present to the commission a full financial plan for the project, including costing methodology and cost proposals.
(k) Not later than December 1, 2012, the department shall present a report to the commission on the status of a project described in Subsection (f), including the status of the project's environmental clearance, an explanation of any project delays, and, if the procurement is not completed, the anticipated date for completion.
(1) In this section, "environmental clearance" means a finding of no significant impact has been issued for the project, or for a project for which an environmental impact statement is prepared, a record of decision has been issued for that project.
(2) Redesignate Subsection (k) of Section 223.201, Transportation Code, as Subsection (m).
(3) Add new Subsections (c)-(e) to added Section 223.2011, Transportation Code, to read as follows:
(c) Not later than December 1, 2012, the department or the authority, as applicable, shall present a report to the commission on the status of a project described in Subsection (a), including the status of the project's environmental clearance, an explanation of any project delays, and, if the procurement is not completed, the anticipated date for completion.
(d) The department may not provide any financial assistance to an authority to pay for the costs of procuring an agreement under this section.
(e) In this section, "environmental clearance" means a finding of no significant impact has been issued for the project, or for a project for which an environmental impact statement is prepared, a record of decision has been issued for that project.
(4) Redesignate Subsection (c) of added Section 223.2011, Transportation Code, as Subsection (f).
(5) At the end of the amendment, add a new SECTION to read as follows:
SECTION ____. This section and the sections of this Act that amend Section 223.201, Transportation Code, add Sections 223.2011, 223.2013, 223.2017, and 223.2018, Transportation Code, repeal Section 223.201(h), Transportation Code, and provide transitional information related to those sections, take effect immediately if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.