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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain goods and |
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services used in a disaster area. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2155.454 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2155.454. PREFERENCE FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND |
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SERVICES USED IN DISASTER AREA. (a) In this section, "disaster |
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area" means an area of this state that has been declared a disaster |
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area by: |
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(1) the governor under Chapter 418; or |
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(2) the president of the United States under the |
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 5121 et seq.). |
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(b) The comptroller and each state agency procuring goods or |
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services for use in a disaster area shall give preference to bidders |
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whose principal place of business is located in the political |
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subdivision in which the goods will be used or services provided. |
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(c) The preference required by this section applies |
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beginning on the date the area is declared a disaster area and |
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ending on the first anniversary of that date, regardless of the date |
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of any termination or expiration of the disaster declaration. |
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(d) The comptroller and each state agency procuring goods |
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and services shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the comptroller and each state agency procuring goods |
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and services shall adopt rules as necessary to implement Section |
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2155.454, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2155.454, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract for which the request for |
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offers, bids, proposals, qualifications, or other applicable |
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expressions of interest is made public on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |