By:  Veasey (Senate Sponsor - Eltife)                             H.B. No. 3047
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2005; 
May 16, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Government Organization; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by the 
following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to communication district or emergency communication 
district 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 (h) to read as follows:
	(h)  A board member or employee of a communication district 
or an emergency communication district established under 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 
emergency communication district airline fares account.  The 
emergency communication district 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.



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