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Amend CSHB 300 (house committee report) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to ARTICLE 3 of the bill
and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that article accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter D, Chapter 201, Transportation
Code, is amended by adding Section 201.214 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.214. TRANSPARENCY FOR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS;
PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The department shall make available on its
Internet website all documents related to:
(1) department contracts, including bid documents,
financing agreements, and the text of proposed contracts; and
(2) department subcontracts with a value of more than
$5,000.
(b) Information under Subsection (a) is subject to Chapter
552, Government Code.
(c) Information related to a contract for the construction
of a project must be posted before construction begins.
SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 223, Transportation
Code, is amended by adding Section 223.216 to read as follows:
Sec. 223.216. AGENDA AND MINUTES OF PRIVATE PARTICIPANT
SUBJECT TO PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW. The agenda and minutes of
meetings of the board of directors of a private participant in a
comprehensive development agreement that relate to the agreement:
(1) shall be posted on an Internet website associated
with the toll project not later than the 10th day after the date of
the meeting; and
(2) are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.