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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of an expenditure that is exempt from the |
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provisions of the Texas Engineering Practice Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.053, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.053. PUBLIC WORKS. The following work is exempt |
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from this chapter: |
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(1) a public work that involves electrical or |
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mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the |
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completed project is $8,000 or less; |
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(2) a public work that does not involve electrical or |
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mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the |
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completed project is $100,000 [$20,000] or less; or |
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(3) road maintenance or improvement undertaken by the |
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commissioners court of a county. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a public work project initiated on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A public work project initiated before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |