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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to |
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enter into certain contracts with private vendors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 11.157 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.157. CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE VENDORS. (a) The |
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department may contract with private vendors for the construction, |
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maintenance, or operation of facilities such as lodges or |
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recreation centers. |
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(b) A contract entered into by the department with a private |
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vendor under this section: |
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(1) must comply with any law generally applicable to a |
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contract for services entered into by the department; and |
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(2) must require the private vendor to render at least |
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quarterly to the department periodic accounts that accurately |
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detail all material transactions, including information reasonably |
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required by the department to support fees that are collected by the |
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vendor, and to regularly remit all money payable to the department |
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under the contract. |
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(c) A contract entered into with a private vendor under this |
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section may provide for the private vendor to recover all costs |
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incurred by the vendor under the contract. After the vendor has |
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recovered all of its costs incurred under the contract, the vendor |
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and the department shall share in the revenue produced by the |
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contract in proportions to be prescribed by the contract. |
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(d) An indebtedness, liability, or obligation of a private |
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vendor incurred in the execution of a contract under this section |
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does not create a debt or other liability of the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |