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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain public works contracting |
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requirements to a metropolitan rapid transit authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 451, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 451.1111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 451.1111. EXEMPTION FROM OTHER CONTRACTING LAW. |
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Chapter 2269, Government Code, does not apply to an authority. An |
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authority may adopt design-build procedures that do not materially |
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conflict with Subchapter H, Chapter 2269, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2269.353(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A contract for a project under this subchapter may cover |
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only a single integrated project. A governmental entity may not |
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enter into a contract for aggregated projects at multiple |
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locations. For purposes of this subsection,[:
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[(1)
if a metropolitan transit authority created under
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Chapter 451, Transportation Code, enters into a contract for a
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project involving a linear transit project with multiple stops
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along the project route for boarding passengers, created under
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Chapter 451, Transportation Code, the linear transit project is a
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single integrated project; and
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[(2)] a water treatment plant, including a |
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desalination plant, that includes treatment facilities, well |
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fields, and pipelines is a single integrated project. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |