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Senate Bill 1500 |
Senate Author: Nichols |
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Effective: 6-18-23 |
House Sponsor: Canales |
Senate Bill 1500 amends the Water Code to revise and update provisions relating to navigation districts and the boards of trustees of municipal port facilities. The bill provides for a port commission to delegate the authority of making routine purchases or contracts, provides for a navigation district to make emergency purchases, contracts, or amendments when responding to a supply chain emergency, and exempts a purchase contract in response to such an emergency from competitive bidding requirements and proposal procedures. The bill clarifies that the condemnation procedure available for a navigation district is the procedure provided in Property Code provisions relating to eminent domain. The bill extends the authority of a navigation and canal commission to take certain actions regarding salvage and surplus property to a board of trustees of a municipal port facility and provides for the sale of dredge material by either entity.