BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 4493 By: Eiland Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cities, counties, school districts, and a variety of other governmental entities throughout Texas are each responsible for purchasing items and services. Under current law, a city has a limit of $50,000 for procurement through the sealed bid method. H.B. 4493 increases to $50,000 the threshold amount above which Galveston Wharves, also known as the Port of Galveston, may award a contract only by competitive bidding. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 4493 amends the Transportation Code to authorize, except as otherwise provided by the law governing harbor and port facilities in certain municipalities, the board of trustees of a facility located in a municipality to which that law applies to award a contract involving the expenditure of more than $50,000, rather than more than $25,000, only by competitive bidding. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the act does not receive the necessary vote, the act takes effect September 1, 2009.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 4493
By: Eiland
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 4493
By: Eiland
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cities, counties, school districts, and a variety of other governmental entities throughout Texas are each responsible for purchasing items and services. Under current law, a city has a limit of $50,000 for procurement through the sealed bid method. H.B. 4493 increases to $50,000 the threshold amount above which Galveston Wharves, also known as the Port of Galveston, may award a contract only by competitive bidding.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 4493 amends the Transportation Code to authorize, except as otherwise provided by the law governing harbor and port facilities in certain municipalities, the board of trustees of a facility located in a municipality to which that law applies to award a contract involving the expenditure of more than $50,000, rather than more than $25,000, only by competitive bidding.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the act does not receive the necessary vote, the act takes effect September 1, 2009.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Cities, counties, school districts, and a variety of other governmental entities throughout Texas are each responsible for purchasing items and services. Under current law, a city has a limit of $50,000 for procurement through the sealed bid method.
H.B. 4493 increases to $50,000 the threshold amount above which Galveston Wharves, also known as the Port of Galveston, may award a contract only by competitive bidding.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 4493 amends the Transportation Code to authorize, except as otherwise provided by the law governing harbor and port facilities in certain municipalities, the board of trustees of a facility located in a municipality to which that law applies to award a contract involving the expenditure of more than $50,000, rather than more than $25,000, only by competitive bidding.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the act does not receive the necessary vote, the act takes effect September 1, 2009.