By Hilbert H.C.R. No. 118 Substitute the following for H.C.R. No. 118: By Zbranek C.S.H.C.R. No. 118 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Dick Corporation, formerly known as Dick 1-2 Enterprises, Inc., alleges that: 1-3 (1) in July and September, 1993, it entered into two 1-4 contracts with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the 1-5 construction of two 2,250 bed prison units at New Boston and Karnes 1-6 City; 1-7 (2) Dick Corporation performed its obligations under 1-8 the contracts; 1-9 (3) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice failed to 1-10 perform its obligations under the contracts; 1-11 (4) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through 1-12 its actions and inactions has caused Dick Corporation to incur 1-13 additional costs; and 1-14 (5) Dick Corporation has sustained damages as a result 1-15 of the actions and inactions of the Texas Department of Criminal 1-16 Justice; now therefore, be it 1-17 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Dick 1-18 Corporation, is granted permission to sue the State of Texas and 1-19 the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Travis County subject 1-20 to Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code on all claims 1-21 related to the 2,250 bed prison unit at New Boston, in an amount 1-22 not to exceed $10,000,000 and, be it further; 1-23 RESOLVED, by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Dick 1-24 Corporation is granted permission to sue the State of Texas and 2-1 Texas Department of Criminal Justice subject to Chapter 107, Civil 2-2 Practice and Remedies Code on or after January 1, 1998, in Travis 2-3 County on all claims related to the 2,250 bed prison unit at Karnes 2-4 City in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000, and be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That the remedies available to Dick Corporation in 2-6 the suit authorized by this resolution are limited to the remedies 2-7 traditionally available for breach of contract, but that Dick 2-8 Corporation may not recover punitive or exemplary damages resulting 2-9 from any breach of contract and that this resolution does not 2-10 authorize suit on any claim that sounds in tort; and be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That the executive director of the Texas Department 2-12 of Criminal Justice be served process as provided by Section 2-13 107.002(a)(3), Civil Practices and Remedies Code.