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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to indefinite quantity contracts for the provision of |
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certain services to declared disaster areas following a natural |
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disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 31.069 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.069. INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES |
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AFTER DECLARED NATURAL DISASTER. (a) Not later than May 1 of each |
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year, the land office shall enter into indefinite quantity |
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contracts with vendors to provide information management services, |
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construction services, including engineering construction |
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services, and other services the land office determines may be |
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necessary to construct, repair, or rebuild property or |
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infrastructure in the event of a natural disaster. |
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(b) The terms of a contract under Subsection (a) must |
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provide that the contract is contingent on: |
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(1) the availability of funds; |
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(2) the occurrence of a natural disaster not later |
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than 12 months after the effective date of the contract; and |
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(3) delivery of the services to an area of this state |
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declared by the governor or president of the United States under law |
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to be a disaster area as a result of the natural disaster. |
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(c) If the land office determines that federal funds may be |
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used for a contract under Subsection (a), the land office shall |
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ensure that the contract complies with the requirements of the |
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Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. Chapter 1), or a |
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successor regulation. |
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(d) In awarding a contract under this section, the land |
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office shall consider and apply any applicable state law and rules |
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of the land office relating to contracting with historically |
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underutilized businesses. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |