By:  Veasey                                                       H.B. No. 3047



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to emergency communication districts participation in 
state travel services contracts.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2171.055, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
	(g)  A board member or employee of an emergency communication 
district as defined by Chapter 772, Health and Safety Code who is 
engaged in official district business may participate in the 
commission's contract for travel services for the purpose of 
obtaining reduced airline fares and reduced travel agent fees.  The 
commission may charge a participating district a fee not to exceed 
the costs incurred by the commission in providing services under 
this subsection.  The commission shall periodically review fees and 
shall adjust them as needed to ensure recovery of costs incurred in 
providing services to districts under this subsection.  The 
commission shall deposit the fees collected under this subsection 
to the credit of the districts airline fares account.  The districts 
airline fares account is an account in the general revenue fund that 
may be appropriated only for the purposes of this chapter.  The 
commission shall adopt rules and make or amend contracts as 
necessary to administer this subsection.
	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, 2005.