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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to sending notice of proposed contracts for highway |
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projects by e-mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 223.003, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 223.003. NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACTS [BY MAIL]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 223.003(a), (b), and (c), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may apply to have the name of the person placed |
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on a [mailing] list to receive notice of any proposed contracts. |
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(b) The department shall send [mail] the notice to each |
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person on that [mailing] list. The department may send the notice |
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by mail or electronically to an e-mail address designated by the |
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person. |
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(c) The department may require each applicant to pay an |
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annual subscription fee set by the department in an amount not to |
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exceed the average annual costs of sending [mailing] notices to the |
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applicant. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |