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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2267.001(10), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(10) "Qualifying project" means: |
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(A) any ferry, mass transit facility, vehicle |
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parking facility, port facility, power generation facility, fuel |
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supply facility, oil or gas pipeline, water supply facility, public |
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work, waste treatment facility, hospital, school, medical or |
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nursing care facility, recreational facility, public building, |
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including a convention center hotel or another venue as defined by |
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Section 334.001, Local Government Code, technology facility, or |
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other similar facility currently available or to be made available |
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to a governmental entity for public use, including any structure, |
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parking area, appurtenance, and other property required to operate |
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the structure or facility and any technology infrastructure |
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installed in the structure or facility that is essential to the |
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project's purpose; or |
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(B) any improvements necessary or desirable to |
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real property owned by a governmental entity. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2267.001(10), Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a qualifying project for which |
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an agreement is entered into on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |