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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of the public and private facilities |
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and infrastructure contracting requirements to technology |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2267.001(10), Government Code, as added |
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by Chapter 1334 (S.B. 1048), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows: |
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(10) "Qualifying project" means: |
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(A) any ferry, mass transit facility, vehicle |
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parking facility, port facility, power generation facility, fuel |
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supply facility, oil or gas pipeline, water supply facility, public |
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work, waste treatment facility, hospital, school, medical or |
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nursing care facility, recreational facility, public building, |
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technology facility, or other similar facility currently available |
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or to be made available to a governmental entity for public use, |
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including any structure, parking area, appurtenance, and other |
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property required to operate the structure or facility and any |
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technology infrastructure installed in the structure or facility |
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that is essential to the project's purpose; or |
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(B) any improvements necessary or desirable to |
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unimproved real estate owned by a governmental entity. |
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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, 2013. |