The act creating the Midland
County Hospital District was passed several decades ago, recently amended,
and more recently codified into the Special District Local Laws Code.
Currently, the district is required to follow certain requirements for a
construction or purchase contract involving the expenditure of more than
$25,000. H.B. 1110 aligns the procurement procedures of the district statute
more closely with certain provisions of the Local Government Code.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion
that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority
to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1110 amends the Special
District Local Laws Code, in a provision of law relating to construction or
purchase contracts by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland
County, Texas, and effective April 1, 2011, to change the amount of the
expenditure necessary to cause the provision to apply from more than
$25,000 to more than $50,000 by reference to a provision of law relating to
competitive requirements for purchases by municipalities. The bill changes
the manner, from advertising to competitive bidding, by which a
construction or purchase contract governed by the provision may be made.