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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the state agencies responsible for providing facilities |
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management services for certain state buildings allocated for |
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legislative use. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.073 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.073. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR SPACE |
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OCCUPIED BY LEGISLATURE. (a) In this section, "facilities |
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management services" has the meaning assigned by Section 2165.007, |
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except that the term does not include utility services or utility |
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expenses. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 2165.007 or 2165.057(a) or |
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other law and except as otherwise provided by this section, the |
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State Preservation Board is responsible for providing: |
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(1) for the Sam Houston Building, the facilities |
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management services designated by the administrative head of the |
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senate; |
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(2) for the John H. Reagan Building, the facilities |
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management services designated by the administrative head of the |
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house; |
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(3) for an interior portion of the Robert E. Johnson |
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Building occupied by a single legislative agency, the facilities |
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management services designated by the administrative head of that |
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legislative agency; and |
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(4) for any portion of the Robert E. Johnson Building |
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not covered by Subdivision (3) and for the attached parking |
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facility known as state parking garage P, the facilities management |
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services designated by the administrative head of the Texas |
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Legislative Council in consultation with the other affected |
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legislative agencies occupying space in the building. |
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(c) The Texas Facilities Commission shall: |
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(1) provide any facilities management service for a |
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facility listed in Subsection (b) that has not been designated to be |
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performed by the State Preservation Board; |
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(2) operate and maintain the central utility plant in |
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the Sam Houston Building; |
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(3) subject to Subdivision (4), operate and maintain |
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the chiller utility plant attached to the Robert E. Johnson |
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Building; and |
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(4) as part of phase 2 construction of the Capitol |
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Complex master plan developed under Section 2166.105: |
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(A) connect the Robert E. Johnson Building to the |
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centralized chilled water distribution system described by that |
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plan; and |
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(B) subsequently decommission the chiller |
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utility plant attached to the Robert E. Johnson Building, except |
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for portions of the plant needed to provide backup chilled water for |
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the building's data center or other critical infrastructure |
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identified by the administrative head of the Texas Legislative |
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Council. |
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(d) The Texas Facilities Commission shall transfer to the |
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State Preservation Board an amount of money sufficient to reimburse |
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the board for the costs incurred by the board to perform the |
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services described by Subsection (b), including any deferred |
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maintenance project performed by the board. |
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(e) This section does not, and may not be construed to, |
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specifically commit the control of any public buildings or grounds |
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to the State Preservation Board for purposes of Section 2165.002 or |
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any other law. |
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(f) The administrative head of the appropriate legislative |
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agency may select an entity to provide construction management and |
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oversight of a project undertaken to repair or rehabilitate a |
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facility described by Subsection (b) that is funded by money |
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appropriated to the State Preservation Board. The entity selected |
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is exclusively responsible for providing construction management |
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and oversight of the project, notwithstanding Section 2165.001, |
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Chapter 2166, or other law. On the request of the administrative |
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head of the legislative agency, from the money appropriated to the |
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State Preservation Board to fund the project, the board shall |
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transfer to the legislative agency the amount of money necessary |
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for the legislative agency to pay the costs the agency incurs in |
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connection with the project. |
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(g) For the chamber and committee rooms occupied by the |
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house and senate in the Capitol, Capitol Extension, and any |
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legislative office building, the administrative head of agency for |
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the appropriate house shall specify the scope, manner, and |
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performance of all work related to audiovisual systems, including |
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sound systems. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |