79R8496 MSE-F

By:  Hamric                                                       H.B. No. 2957



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an exemption from the competitive bidding requirement 
for the purchase of vehicle fuel by an emergency services district.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 775.084(i), Health and Safety Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(i)  This section does not apply to:                                           
		(1)  the purchase or lease of real property;                                  
		(2)  an item or service that the board determines can be 
obtained from only one source;
		(3)  a contract for fire extinguishment and suppression 
services, emergency rescue services, or ambulance services; [or]
		(4)  an emergency expenditure; or                                      
		(5)  the purchase of vehicle fuel.                                     
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.