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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the participation of certain transportation entities |
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and hospital districts in the comptroller of public accounts' |
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travel services contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2171.055, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (i) and (j) to read as follows: |
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(i) An officer or employee of a transportation or transit |
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authority, department, district, or system established under |
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Subtitle K, Title 6, Transportation Code, who is engaged in |
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official business of the authority, department, district, or system |
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may participate in the comptroller's contracts for travel services. |
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The comptroller may charge a participating authority, department, |
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district, or system a fee not to exceed the costs incurred by the |
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comptroller in providing services under this subsection. The |
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comptroller shall periodically review fees and shall adjust them as |
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needed to ensure recovery of costs incurred in providing services |
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to authorities, departments, districts, and systems under this |
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subsection. |
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(j) An officer or employee of a hospital district created |
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under general or special law who is engaged in official hospital |
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district business may participate in the commission's contract for |
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travel services for the purpose of obtaining reduced airline fares |
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and reduced travel agent fees. The commission may charge a |
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participating hospital district a fee not to exceed the costs |
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incurred by the commission in providing services under this |
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subsection. The commission shall periodically review fees and |
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shall adjust them as needed to ensure recovery of costs incurred in |
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providing services to hospital districts under this subsection. |
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The commission shall deposit the fees collected under this |
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subsection to the credit of the hospital district airline fares |
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account. The hospital district airline fares account is an account |
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in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only for the |
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purposes of this chapter. The commission shall adopt rules and make |
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or amend contracts as necessary to administer this subsection. |
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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, 2009. |