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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the design-build method for certain government |
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construction projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2269.352, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2269.352. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a |
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governmental entity, including [that: |
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[(1) has a population of more than 100,000 within the |
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entity's geographic boundary or service area; or |
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[(2) is] a board of trustees governed by Chapter 54, |
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Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2269.353(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A contract for a project under this subchapter may cover |
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only a single integrated project. A governmental entity may not |
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enter into a contract for aggregated projects at multiple |
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locations. For purposes of this subsection: |
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(1) if a metropolitan transit authority created under |
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Chapter 451, Transportation Code, enters into a contract for a |
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project involving a linear transit project with multiple stops |
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along the project route for boarding passengers, created under |
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Chapter 451, Transportation Code, the linear transit project is a |
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single integrated project; and |
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(2) a water or wastewater infrastructure project |
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[treatment plant], including a desalination plant, that includes |
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treatment facilities, well fields, pump stations, water storage, |
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and pipelines, is a single integrated project. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |