By: West S.B. No. 229
(In the Senate - Filed November 10, 2008; February 11, 2009,
read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
Relations; March 9, 2009, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; March 9, 2009, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the procurement methods authorized for public projects
by certain local governments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 271.182, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 271.182. APPLICABILITY. This [(a) Before September
1, 2009, this subchapter applies to a local governmental entity
with a population of 500,000 or more within its geographic
boundaries or service area.
[(b) On or after September 1, 2009, and before September 1,
2011, this] subchapter applies to a local governmental entity with
a population of more than 100,000 within its geographic boundaries
or service area.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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