81R21673 MTB-D
By: Smith of Tarrant H.B. No. 2899
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2899:
By: Smith of Harris C.S.H.B. No. 2899
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the participation in state travel service contracts by
certain local governmental entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2171.055, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (i) and (j) to read as follows:
(i) An officer or employee of a transportation or transit
authority, department, district, or system established under
Subtitle K, Title 6, Transportation Code, who is engaged in
official business of the authority, department, district, or system
may participate in the comptroller's contracts for travel services.
The comptroller may charge a participating authority, department,
district, or system a fee not to exceed the costs incurred by the
comptroller in providing services under this subsection. The
comptroller shall periodically review fees and shall adjust them as
needed to ensure recovery of costs incurred in providing services
to authorities, departments, districts, and systems under this
subsection.
(j) An officer or employee of a hospital district created
under general or special law who is engaged in official hospital
district business may participate in the comptroller's contract for
travel services for the purpose of obtaining reduced airline fares
and reduced travel agent fees. The comptroller may charge a
participating hospital district a fee not to exceed the costs
incurred by the comptroller in providing services under this
subsection. The comptroller shall periodically review fees and
shall adjust them as needed to ensure recovery of costs incurred in
providing services to hospital districts under this subsection.
The comptroller shall deposit the fees collected under this
subsection to the credit of the hospital district airline fares
account. The hospital district airline fares account is an account
in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only for the
purposes of this chapter. The comptroller shall adopt rules and
make or amend contracts as necessary to administer this subsection.
SECTION 2. 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, 2009.