1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the exemption of a public housing authority from 1-3 competitive bidding requirements for certain activities. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 392.052, Local Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: 1-7 (h) Competitive bidding laws, including Chapter 271, do not 1-8 apply to an authority activity to develop a mixed-finance housing 1-9 project as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1437z-7, if the housing 1-10 project otherwise complies with the procurement requirements 1-11 imposed by federal law and regulations. 1-12 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-13 to a public housing authority activity that begins on or after the 1-14 effective date of this Act. An activity that begins before the 1-15 effective date of this Act is covered by the law as it existed 1-16 immediately before that date, and that law is continued in 1-17 existence for that purpose. 1-18 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3413 was passed by the House on April 27, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3413 was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor