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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of certain contract management laws to |
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the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2262.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2262.002. EXEMPTIONS. [(a)] This chapter does not |
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apply to an institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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[(b) This chapter does not apply to contracts of the Texas
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Department of Transportation that:
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[(1) relate to highway construction or highway
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engineering; or
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[(2) are subject to Section 201.112, Transportation
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Code.] |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract by the Texas Department of Transportation for which |
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the solicitation of bids or proposals or similar expressions of |
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interest is published on or after September 1, 2007. A contract for |
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which the solicitation of bids or proposals or similar expressions |
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of interest is published before September 1, 2007, is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the Texas Department of Transportation |
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first publishes the solicitation of bids or proposals or similar |
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expressions of interest, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |