2025S0104-1 02/13/25
By: Sparks S.B. No. 1301
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the design-build method for certain government
construction projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2269.352, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2269.352. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a
governmental entity, including [that:
[(1) has a population of more than 100,000 within the
entity's geographic boundary or service area; or
[(2) is] a board of trustees governed by Chapter 54,
Transportation 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 or wastewater infrastructure project
[treatment plant], including a desalination plant, that includes
treatment facilities, well fields, pump stations, water storage,
and pipelines, is a single integrated project.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.