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By:  Bonnen                                                       H.B. No. 3561


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to public works contracts of the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 120, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, is amended by adding Section 12C to read as follows: Sec. 12C. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS. With respect to the construction of public works, the district has all of the powers and duties conferred on a municipality under Subchapter H, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, with respect to the construction of a facility. To the extent of any conflict, this section prevails over any other law relating to the construction of public works engaged in by the district. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately 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 immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.