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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of project design and construction |
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requirements to agencies or instrumentalities of, or agreements |
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between, governmental entities subject to those requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 271.909 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.909. PROJECT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS |
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APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN AGENCIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND AGREEMENTS. |
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(a) In this section, "governmental entity" means a county, |
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municipality, district, or other political subdivision of this |
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state. |
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(b) The same state laws related to the design and |
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construction of projects, including the procurement of design and |
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construction services, that apply to a governmental entity apply to |
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an agency or instrumentality of the governmental entity, an |
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economic development corporation created by the governmental |
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entity under Subtitle C1, Title 12, or an alliance, agreement, |
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partnership, or agency created between the governmental entity and |
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one or more other governmental entities. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act affecting |
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contract requirements apply only to a contract for which an entity |
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first advertises or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or |
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qualifications or makes a similar solicitation on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract for which an entity first |
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advertises or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or |
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qualifications or makes a similar solicitation before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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advertisement or solicitation is made, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |