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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that a licensed engineer be involved in |
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the construction of certain public works by a political subdivision |
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of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.053, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.053. PUBLIC WORKS. The following work is exempt |
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from this chapter: |
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(1) a public work that involves electrical or |
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mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the |
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completed project is $8,000 or less; |
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(2) a public work that does not involve electrical or |
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mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the |
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completed project is $20,000 or less; or |
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(3) road or bridge maintenance or improvement |
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undertaken by the commissioners court of a county. |
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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. |