By Edwards                                           H.C.R. No. 216

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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The documentation prepared for state building

 1-2     construction, in the way of plans, specifications, instructions,

 1-3     and job information, is immense; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The reproduction of said state documents costs the

 1-5     state a substantial sum; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, The storage costs of these paper documents for 7 to

 1-7     10 years can be greatly reduced through the use of electronic

 1-8     formats and digital disks; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, The Corps of Engineers' decision to convert paper

1-10     documents to electronic format has proven to be more effective and

1-11     cost-efficient; and

1-12           WHEREAS, The move from paper to electronic documents will

1-13     preserve natural resources in future years; now, therefore, be it

1-14           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-15     hereby encourage all state agencies, departments, offices, and

1-16     related entities to eliminate barriers to the conversion of

1-17     building project documentation into electronic format and strive to

1-18     implement the conversion of all future building project

1-19     documentation, including bidding and communication, into electronic

1-20     format; and, be it further

1-21           RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official

1-22     copy of this resolution to the executive director or manager of

1-23     each such agency or office within the State of Texas.