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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to competitive bidding requirements for emergency |
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services districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 775.084(i), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) the purchase or lease of real property; |
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(2) an item or service that the board determines can be |
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obtained from only one source; |
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(3) a contract for fire extinguishment and suppression |
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services or [,] emergency rescue services[, or ambulance services]; |
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(4) an emergency expenditure; |
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(5) the purchase of vehicle fuel; |
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(6) the purchase of firefighter bunker gear; |
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(7) the purchase of insurance coverage; or |
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(8) repairs funded by a payment made under an |
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insurance claim. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |