88R23659 LRM-D
 
  By: Nichols S.B. No. 1500
 
  (Canales)
 
  Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1500:  No.
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to powers and duties of navigation districts and the
  boards of trustees of municipal port facilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 60.403(a), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A port commission, an authorized designated officer of
  the port commission, the executive director of the district or the
  port authority, or an authorized representative of the executive
  director may make routine purchases or contracts in an amount not to
  exceed $50,000.  A port commission may delegate authority to an
  authorized designated officer of the port commission, the executive
  director of the district or the port authority, or an authorized
  representative of the executive director to make routine purchases
  or contracts in an amount not to exceed $100,000.
         SECTION 2.  Section 60.4035(a), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Notwithstanding the competitive bidding requirements
  and proposal procedures of this subchapter and Subchapter O and the
  requirements of Sections 60.408(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), the
  executive director of a district or an officer of a district
  authorized in writing by the port commission may make emergency
  purchases or contracts or emergency amendments to existing purchase
  orders or contracts in an amount that exceeds the amount authorized
  under Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts if
  necessary:
               (1)  to preserve or protect the public health and
  safety of the residents of the district;
               (2)  to preserve the property of the district in the
  case of a public calamity;
               (3)  to repair unforeseen damage to the property of the
  district; [or]
               (4)  to respond to security directives issued by:
                     (A)  the federal Department of Homeland Security,
  including the Transportation Security Administration;
                     (B)  the United States Coast Guard;
                     (C)  the federal Department of Transportation,
  including the Maritime Administration; or
                     (D)  another federal or state agency responsible
  for domestic security; or
               (5)  to respond to an emergency related to supply chain
  disruptions or shortages or other disruptions or stoppages in the
  operation of the district which, without harm to the welfare of the
  district, does not permit the delay incident to the competitive
  process or would result in undue costs to the district.
         SECTION 3.  Section 60.412(a), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A contract for a purchase is exempt from the competitive
  bidding requirements and proposal procedures of this subchapter and
  Subchapter O if a contract is for the purchase of:
               (1)  an item that must be purchased in a case of public
  calamity if it is necessary to make the purchase promptly to relieve
  the necessity of the citizens or to preserve the property of the
  district or port authority;
               (2)  an item necessary to preserve or protect the
  public health or the safety of the residents of the district or port
  authority;
               (3)  an item made necessary by unforeseen damage to the
  property of the district or port authority;
               (4)  a personal or professional service;
               (5)  any work performed and paid for by the day as the
  work progresses;
               (6)  any land or right-of-way;
               (7)  an item that can be obtained only from one source,
  including:
                     (A)  items for which competition is precluded
  because of the existence of patents, copyrights, secret processes,
  or natural monopolies;
                     (B)  films, manuscripts, or books;
                     (C)  public utility services; and
                     (D)  captive replacement parts or components for
  equipment;
               (8)  any item necessary to secure a district or port
  authority during a period of heightened security as determined by:
                     (A)  the federal Department of Homeland Security,
  including the Transportation Security Administration;
                     (B)  the United States Coast Guard;
                     (C)  the United States Bureau of Customs and
  Border Protection;
                     (D)  the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
                     (E)  the federal Department of Transportation,
  including the Maritime Administration; or
                     (F)  another federal, state, or local agency; [or]
               (9)  an item from the United States, including any
  agency thereof, or from this state, including an agency of this
  state; or
               (10)  an item to respond to an emergency related to
  supply chain disruptions or shortages or other disruptions or
  stoppages in the operation of the district which, without harm to
  the welfare of the district, does not permit the delay incident to
  the competitive process or would result in undue costs to the
  district.
         SECTION 4.  Section 62.106(e), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (e)  A district created under this chapter may elect to take
  advantage of the condemnation procedure provided in Chapter 21,
  Property Code [Subchapter F of Chapter 51 of this code].
         SECTION 5.  Section 62.120(a), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A district may enter into operating contracts and leases
  with cities and other governmental subdivisions for the operation
  of the portions of the district's water system which are designated
  by the board or the commission.
         SECTION 6.  Section 62.122, Water Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 62.122.  DISPOSITION OF SALVAGE OR SURPLUS PERSONAL
  PROPERTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission
  or board of trustees under Chapter 54, Transportation Code, may
  periodically dispose of surplus or salvage personal property in the
  same manner as the commissioners court of a county under Subchapter
  D, Chapter 263, Local Government Code.
         (b)  The commission or board of trustees under Chapter 54,
  Transportation Code, may authorize:
               (1)  the destruction or disposition of salvage or
  surplus property as worthless if the property is so worn, damaged,
  or obsolete that it has no value for the purpose for which it was
  originally intended, and the expense to the district to attempt to
  sell the property would be more than the proceeds from the sale; and
               (2)  following any required action by the United States
  Army Corps of Engineers, the sale of dredge material from a dredge
  material placement area to any person on such terms and conditions
  as the commission or board of trustees considers appropriate or
  advantageous to the district.
         SECTION 7.  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.