By: Nichols  S.B. No. 2187
         (In the Senate - Filed April 6, 2021; April 6, 2021, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
  April 8, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 9,
  Nays 0; April 8, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to passenger transportation on state aircraft.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2205.036(c), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  The department may not provide aircraft transportation
  to a destination unless:
               (1)  the destination is not served by a commercial
  carrier;
               (2)  the aircraft transportation is the most
  cost-effective travel arrangement in accordance with Section
  660.007(a);
               (3)  the time required to use a commercial carrier
  interferes with passenger obligations;
               (4)  a representative of the Department of Public
  Safety determines that security concerns for a passenger warrant
  the use of a state aircraft;
               (5)  the number of passengers traveling makes the use
  of a state aircraft cost-effective; or
               (6) [(4)]  emergency circumstances necessitate the use
  of a state aircraft.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
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