Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 863 amends the Water Code to require any form of precommitment approval to be signed by the executive director of a district or port authority before a purchase is made. The act authorizes the precommitment approval to be in the form of a list of approved routine purchases or contracts signed by the executive director for routine contracts or purchases and requires the list to remain on file in the offices of the district or port authority. The list is required to be approved by the county auditor if any other type of purchase is subject to the approval of a county auditor.