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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to certain authorities of the adjutant general for |
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| 7 | 9 | | procurement and construction. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 437, Government Code, is |
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| 10 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 437.054 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | Sec. 437.054. ADJUTANT GENERAL: GENERAL POWERS. (a) The |
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| 12 | 14 | | adjutant general is the decision-making authority on all matters |
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| 13 | 15 | | concerning the location and maintenance of military forces and |
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| 14 | 16 | | facilities in this state. The adjutant general may set priorities |
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| 15 | 17 | | for the construction, renovation, repair, and maintenance of Texas |
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| 16 | 18 | | military forces armories, facilities, and improvements owned or |
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| 17 | 19 | | leased by this state. The adjutant general in this capacity is a |
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| 18 | 20 | | public authority and a body politic and corporate and has all powers |
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| 19 | 21 | | necessary for the acquisition,and procurement related to |
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| 20 | 22 | | construction, construction, rental, control, maintenance, |
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| 21 | 23 | | operation, and disposition of Texas military forces facilities and |
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| 22 | 24 | | real property and all associated property and equipment. |
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| 23 | 25 | | (b) The adjutant general may execute the cooperative |
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| 24 | 26 | | agreements with the National Guard Bureau and an interagency |
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| 25 | 27 | | military agreement with a federal, state, or local governmental or |
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| 26 | 28 | | quasi-governmental agency. |
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| 27 | 29 | | (c) The adjutant general may delegate the authority granted |
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| 28 | 30 | | under this section in whole or in part. |
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| 29 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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