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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation as the contracting agent for certain airports. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.018, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.018. DESIGNATION OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF |
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TRANSPORTATION AS AGENT IN CONTRACTING AND SUPERVISING. (a) A |
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local government or an owner of an eligible airport may designate |
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the Texas Department of Transportation as its agent in contracting |
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for and supervising the planning, acquiring, constructing, |
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improving, equipping, maintaining, or operating of an airport or |
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air navigation facility. |
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(b) A local government or an owner of an eligible airport |
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may enter into an agreement with the department prescribing the |
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terms of the agency relationship in accordance with the terms |
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prescribed by the United States, if federal money is involved, and |
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in accordance with the laws of this state. |
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(c) The department, in acting as the agent of a local |
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government or an owner of an eligible airport under this section, |
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shall make each contract in accordance with the law governing the |
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making of contracts by or on behalf of the state. |
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(d) In this section, "eligible airport" means an airport |
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eligible to receive grant funds under the airport improvement |
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program established by 49 U.S.C. Section 47101 et seq. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2314 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2314 was passed by the Senate on May |
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14, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |