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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a preference in state purchasing for products from |
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disaster areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2155.452 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2155.452. PREFERENCE TO GOODS FROM DISASTER AREA. (a) |
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In this section, "disaster area" means an area of this state that |
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has been declared a disaster area by: |
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(1) the governor under Chapter 418; or |
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(2) the president of the United States under the |
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 5121 et seq.). |
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(b) The commission and each state agency procuring goods |
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shall give preference to goods produced in a disaster area if: |
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(1) the cost of the goods does not exceed the cost of |
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other similar goods that are not produced in a disaster area; and |
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(2) the quality of the goods equals or exceeds the |
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quality of other similar goods that are not produced in a disaster |
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area. |
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(c) The preference required by this section applies |
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beginning on the date that the area is first declared to be a |
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disaster area and ending on the first anniversary of that date, |
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regardless of the date of any termination or expiration of the |
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declaration. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |