H.B. No. 2081




AN ACT

relating to an exemption from The Texas Engineering Practice Act 
for certain public works.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1001.053, Occupations Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 1001.053.  PUBLIC WORKS.  The following work is exempt 
from this chapter:
		(1)  a public work that involves [structural,] 
electrical[,] or mechanical engineering, if the contemplated 
expense for the completed project is $8,000 or less;
		(2)  a public work that does not involve [structural,] 
electrical[,] or mechanical engineering, if the contemplated 
expense for the completed project is $20,000 or less; or
		(3)  road maintenance or improvement undertaken by the 
commissioners court of a county.
	SECTION 2.  In the event of a conflict between a provision of 
this Act and another Act passed by the 78th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2003, that becomes law, this Act prevails and controls 
regardless of the relative dates of enactment.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect June 1, 2003, if it 
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each 
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that 
date, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.




______________________________              ______________________________
 
   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 2081 was passed by the House on May 2, 
2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 126, Nays 0, 2 present, not 
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. 
No. 2081 on May 29, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 
1 present, not voting.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	
I certify that H.B. No. 2081 was passed by the Senate, with 
amendments, on May 27, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 
0.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



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              Governor