| 1 | 1 | | 86R8573 JAM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Israel H.B. No. 4220 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the applicability of certain public works contracting |
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| 8 | 8 | | requirements to a metropolitan rapid transit authority. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 451, Transportation Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Section 451.1111 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 451.1111. EXEMPTION FROM OTHER CONTRACTING LAW. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Chapter 2269, Government Code, does not apply to an authority. An |
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| 14 | 14 | | authority may adopt design-build procedures that do not materially |
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| 15 | 15 | | conflict with Subchapter H, Chapter 2269, Government Code. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Section 2269.353(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 17 | 17 | | to read as follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) A contract for a project under this subchapter may cover |
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| 19 | 19 | | only a single integrated project. A governmental entity may not |
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| 20 | 20 | | enter into a contract for aggregated projects at multiple |
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| 21 | 21 | | locations. For purposes of this subsection,[: |
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| 22 | 22 | | [(1) if a metropolitan transit authority created under |
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| 23 | 23 | | Chapter 451, Transportation Code, enters into a contract for a |
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| 24 | 24 | | project involving a linear transit project with multiple stops |
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| 25 | 25 | | along the project route for boarding passengers, created under |
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| 26 | 26 | | Chapter 451, Transportation Code, the linear transit project is a |
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| 27 | 27 | | single integrated project; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | [(2)] a water treatment plant, including a |
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| 29 | 29 | | desalination plant, that includes treatment facilities, well |
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| 30 | 30 | | fields, and pipelines is a single integrated project. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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