H.R. No. 2981
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
  Texas, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That House Rule 13,
  Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
  Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
  resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1017 (the funding for and
  administration of travel information operations by the Texas
  Department of Transportation) to consider and take action on the
  following matter:
         House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the
  committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed Section 1
  of the bill, in added Section 204.003(b), Transportation Code, to
  read as follows:
         (b)  The department may:
               (1)  enter into an agreement with:
                     (A)  another state agency for the operation of a
  travel information center; or
                     (B)  a local government, including a commission
  created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, for the operation
  of a travel information center that is located within the
  boundaries of the local government; and
               (2)  issue a request for proposals to private or
  nonprofit entities for the operation of a travel information
  center.
         Explanation: This change is necessary to allow the Texas
  Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with
  another state agency for the operation of a travel information
  center.
 
  Lavender
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2981 was adopted by the House on May
  26, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 2, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House