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AN ACT
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relating to the application of certain contracting laws to a |
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defense base development authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes |
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becomes law. |
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(b) Chapter 379B, Local Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 379B.0012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 379B.0012. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. (a) In this |
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section, "qualifying project" means any real estate project |
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involving the construction of: |
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(1) tenant finish-out or construction of a |
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build-to-suit facility for a tenant who, through the execution of a |
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lease with an authority, pays for or reimburses the authority for |
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the cost of the improvements; |
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(2) infrastructure improvements, including roads, |
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driveways, or utility extensions, made in connection with the sale |
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or lease of property owned by the authority and for which the |
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proceeds of the sale or the lease are used to reimburse the |
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authority for the infrastructure improvements; or |
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(3) an income-producing facility that generates |
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revenue for the authority and that is constructed by a private |
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developer with special expertise in development. |
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(b) Chapters 2267 and 2269, Government Code, do not apply to |
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a qualifying project of an authority. |
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SECTION 2. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of |
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the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does |
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not become law. |
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(b) Chapter 379B, Local Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 379B.0012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 379B.0012. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. (a) In this |
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section, "qualifying project" means any real estate project |
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involving the construction of: |
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(1) tenant finish-out or construction of a |
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build-to-suit facility for a tenant who, through the execution of a |
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lease with an authority, pays for or reimburses the authority for |
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the cost of the improvements; |
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(2) infrastructure improvements, including roads, |
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driveways, or utility extensions, made in connection with the sale |
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or lease of property owned by the authority and for which the |
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proceeds of the sale or the lease are used to reimburse the |
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authority for the infrastructure improvements; or |
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(3) an income-producing facility that generates |
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revenue for the authority and that is constructed by a private |
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developer with special expertise in development. |
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(b) Chapter 2267, Government Code, as added by Chapter 1334 |
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(S.B. 1048), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, |
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and Chapter 2267, Government Code, as added by Chapter 1129 (H.B. |
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628), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, do not |
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apply to a qualifying project of an authority. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2388 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2388 on May 24, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2388 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |