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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag by a |
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governmental entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2158, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter H to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER H. PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES FLAG OR STATE FLAG |
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Sec. 2158.401. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY STATE GOVERNMENTAL |
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ENTITY. (a) In this subchapter, "state agency" means: |
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(1) a department, commission, board, office, or other |
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agency in the executive or legislative branch created by the |
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constitution or a statute of this state; |
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(2) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, |
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a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council; or |
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(3) a university system or an institution of higher |
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education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) Each United States flag purchased by a state agency must |
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be manufactured in the United States. |
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(c) Each Texas state flag purchased by a state agency must |
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be manufactured in this state. |
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(d) A flag is considered to have been manufactured in a |
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location if a substantial majority of the principal components are |
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assembled into the final product in an assembly plant in the |
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location. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 271.908 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.908. FLAG PROCUREMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. (a) |
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In this section, "governmental agency" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 271.003. |
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(b) Each United States flag purchased by a governmental |
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agency must be manufactured in the United States. |
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(c) Each Texas state flag purchased by a governmental agency |
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must be manufactured in this state. |
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(d) A flag is considered to have been manufactured in a |
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location if a substantial majority of the principal components are |
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assembled into the final product in an assembly plant in the |
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location. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2158.401, Government Code, and Section |
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271.908, Local Government Code, as added by this Act apply only to |
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the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag made or a |
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contract for the purchase of a United States flag or Texas flag |
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entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |