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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain |
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municipal contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.048, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c-1) and adding Subsection (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c-1) If a change order for a public works contract in a |
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municipality with a population of 240,000 [300,000] or more |
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involves a decrease or an increase of $100,000 or less, or a lesser |
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amount as provided by ordinance, the governing body of the |
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municipality may grant general authority to an administrative |
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official of the municipality to approve the change order. |
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(e) This section applies only to a contract awarded through |
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a competitive procedure as required by Section 252.021. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a change order approved on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A change order approved before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the change order was |
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approved, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |