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