78R8601 MTB-D


By:  West                                                         H.B. No. 2444


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain purchases by the Railroad Commission of Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 81, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 81.021 to read as follows: Sec. 81.021. DELEGATED PURCHASES. The commission is delegated the authority to purchase goods and services under Section 2155.132(a), Government Code, if the purchase does not exceed $300,000. SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 81.057 to read as follows: Sec. 81.057. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PURCHASING RULES. The commission is not required to follow any purchasing procedures prescribed by or under the following laws when the commission makes a purchase in connection with the remediation of surface locations or well plugging: (1) Subchapter E, Chapter 2155, Government Code; (2) Section 2161.003 or 2161.004, Government Code; (3) Subchapters D and F, Chapter 2161, Government Code; and (4) Subchapters B and C, Chapter 2177, Government Code. SECTION 3. Section 2158.004, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Except for the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle for use in a nonattainment area designated under Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407), as amended, Subsection (a) does not apply to a purchase or lease by the Railroad Commission of Texas. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.