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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of competitive bidding or competitive |
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sealed proposal requirements to agencies or instrumentalities of, |
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or agreements between, governmental entities subject to |
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competitive procurement 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. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO |
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CERTAIN AGENCIES, INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND AGREEMENTS. (a) In this |
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section, "governmental entity" means a county, municipality, |
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district, or other political subdivision of this state. |
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(b) To the extent that a governmental entity is required by |
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statute to award a contract using competitive bidding or |
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competitive sealed proposals, an agency or instrumentality of the |
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governmental entity, an economic development corporation created |
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by the governmental entity under Subtitle C1, Title 12, or an |
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alliance, agreement, partnership, or agency created between the |
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governmental entity and one or more other governmental entities is |
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required to award a contract by competitive bidding or competitive |
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sealed proposals in the same manner as the governmental entity. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract for which a governmental entity first advertises or |
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otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications or |
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makes a similar solicitation on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A contract for which a governmental entity first advertises or |
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otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications or |
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makes a similar solicitation before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertisement or |
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solicitation is made, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |