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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate |
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Bill 1017 (the funding for and administration of travel and |
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information operations by the Texas Department of Transportation) |
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to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the committee to |
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change text not in disagreement in proposed Section 1 of the bill, |
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in added Section 204.003(b), Transportation Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The department may: |
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(1) enter into an agreement with: |
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(A) another state agency for the operation of a |
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travel information center; or |
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(B) a local government, including a commission |
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created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, for the operation |
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of a travel information center that is located within the |
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boundaries of the local government; and |
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(2) issue a request for proposals to private or |
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nonprofit entities for the operation of a travel information |
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center. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to allow the Texas |
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Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with |
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another state agency for the operation of a travel information |
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center. |