88R9997 MP-F
 
  By: Holland H.B. No. 2777
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the contracting authority of the Parks and Wildlife
  Department.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.0171, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  If the executive director or the executive director's
  designee does not receive any responsive bids on a competitive
  solicitation for goods or services, the executive director or the
  executive director's designee after making a written determination
  that competition is not available may negotiate with and award the
  contract to any qualified vendor who meets the requirements of the
  original solicitation.
         SECTION 2.  Section 11.0171(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, as
  added by this Act, applies only to a contract for which bids are
  first solicited on or after the effective date of this Act. A
  contract for which bids are first solicited before the effective
  date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately
  before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.