By: Romero, Jr. H.B. No. 4024
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on certain contracts with certain
agents of foreign entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.019, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 22.019. CONTRACTS. Except as provided by Section
22.0191, a [A] local government may enter into a contract necessary
to the execution of a power granted the local government and for a
purpose provided by this chapter.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 22, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 22.0191 to read as follows:
Sec. 22.0191. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a) A
local government or a person operating an airport on behalf of the
local government may not enter into a contract with an entity
described by Subsection (b) for the acquisition, construction,
improvement, or renovation of airport infrastructure or equipment,
including a terminal, security system, or passenger boarding
bridge, used at the airport or an associated air navigation
facility.
(b) This section applies to:
(1) an entity that:
(A) has been determined by a federal court to
have misappropriated intellectual property or trade secrets from an
entity organized under local, state, or federal laws; or
(B) is owned in whole or in part by, or is
controlled by, or receives subsidies from the government of a
country that:
(i) is identified in the most recent report
required by Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as
a priority foreign country; or
(ii) is subject to monitoring by the United
States trade representative under Section 306 of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416); and
(2) an entity that owns or controls, or is owned or
controlled by, or is under common ownership with, or is a successor
to an entity described by Subdivision (1).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all 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, 2019.