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House Bill 3517 |
House Author: Creighton |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Watson |
House Bill 3517 amends the Local Government Code to remove certain restrictions on a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 regarding the purchase of insurance and to expand a municipality's authority to use the competitive sealed proposal procedure to apply to the purchase of any goods or services. The bill authorizes the commissioners court of a county to exempt vehicle and equipment repairs from certain requirements relating to electronic bids or proposals. The bill also adds a conservation and reclamation district in a county with a population of 250,000 or more to the local governmental entities to which certain provisions relating to alternative project delivery methods apply.
The bill amends the Health and Safety Code to increase from $25,000 to $50,000 the threshold expenditure for certain items or services that would require an emergency services district board to use competitive bidding.