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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development of a contract template and contracting |
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guidance for debris removal and monitoring contracts of political |
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subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.054. DEBRIS CONTRACT GUIDANCE FOR POLITICAL |
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SUBDIVISIONS. (a) In this section, "Hurricane Harvey" means the |
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hurricane of that name that struck the southeastern region of this |
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state in 2017. |
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(b) The division, in consultation with political |
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subdivisions and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall |
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identify common issues that occurred after Hurricane Harvey with |
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debris removal and monitoring contracts. |
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(c) The division, in coordination with the comptroller, |
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shall develop contracting standards and requirements for contracts |
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used by political subdivisions when contracting for long-term and |
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exigent debris removal and monitoring. The contracting standards |
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and requirements must: |
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(1) address the contracting issues identified under |
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Subsection (b); |
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(2) include provisions relating to the manner in which |
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debris is removed, including requiring a contractor to make |
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multiple passes to remove debris; |
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(3) include provisions relating to requirements for |
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contractors providing debris removal and monitoring services, such |
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as requiring the contractor to: |
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(A) have certain expertise; |
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(B) be based in a certain location; and |
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(C) have a certain number of employees and |
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vehicles in the contractor's fleet; |
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(4) include provisions that enhance the ability of |
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political subdivisions to monitor contract compliance; and |
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(5) include bonding requirements and penalties for |
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failure to perform the contract. |
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(d) The division shall develop: |
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(1) a contract template incorporating the contracting |
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standards and requirements developed under Subsection (c); and |
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(2) contracting guidance that provides political |
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subdivisions with an overview of federal contracting standards and |
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requirements. |
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(e) The division shall annually: |
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(1) review federal statutory and regulatory changes to |
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procedures regarding contracting; and |
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(2) update the contract template and contracting |
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guidance developed under Subsection (d) to reflect any changes. |
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(f) The division shall distribute an updated contract |
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template or updated contracting guidance to political subdivisions |
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as soon as practicable. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |