H.B. No. 473
AN ACT
relating to procurement methods of the Ector County Hospital
District for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or
repair of certain projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1024.105, Special District Local Laws
Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1024.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. (a)
The board may prescribe:
(1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by
and for the district; and
(2) accounting and control procedures for the
district.
(b) The board may act as a governmental entity under
Subchapter H, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, for purposes of
using the procurement procedures authorized by that chapter. For
purposes of this subsection, notice under Section 271.112(d), Local
Government Code, must be provided by the district in the same manner
as provided for a conservation and reclamation district created
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 473 was passed by the House on April
28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 473 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor