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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement for performance and payment bonds from |
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certain contractors of the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.0171, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) If the value of a contract under Subsection (a)(2) for |
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constructing, altering, or repairing a public building or carrying |
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out or completing any public work exceeds $150,000, the department, |
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the executive director, or the executive director's designee shall |
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require the contractor to execute a performance bond and a payment |
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bond to the department before beginning work. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.0171(a-1), Parks and Wildlife Code, |
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as added by this Act, applies only to a contract for which the Parks |
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and Wildlife Department first advertises or otherwise requests |
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bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications, or makes a similar |
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solicitation, on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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contract for which the department first advertises or otherwise |
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requests bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications, or makes a |
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similar solicitation, before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law as it existed immediately before that date, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |