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AN ACT
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relating to shipping logistics and coordination services for state |
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agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2172, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 2172.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2172.007. SHIPPING LOGISTICS AND COORDINATION |
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SERVICES. (a) The comptroller may contract with a vendor to |
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oversee shipping logistics and coordination services for all state |
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agencies and shall pay the contract from the anticipated cost |
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savings realized under the contract. The vendor shall arrange the |
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shipment of goods, parcels, and freight using the shipping company |
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selected by the state agency through competitive bidding that |
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provides the best value to the agency for the shipment. |
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(b) A state agency may arrange all shipments of goods, |
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parcels, and freight under this section. |
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(c) The vendor under this section shall maintain a record of |
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each shipment arranged for a state agency, including the cost of the |
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shipment, the type of goods, parcels, or freight shipped, and the |
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weight of the goods, parcels, or freight shipped. |
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(d) In contracting for the oversight of shipping logistics |
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and coordination services under this section, the comptroller may |
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provide contracting opportunities for vendors that employ veterans |
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or other persons with disabilities whose products and services are |
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available under Chapter 122, Human Resources Code. |
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(e) This section does not apply to the shipment of: |
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(1) items of extraordinary value; |
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(2) museum exhibits and antiquities; |
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(3) antique furniture; |
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(4) fine arts; |
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(5) specialized materials or products; |
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(6) coins and paper bills; or |
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(7) items by the Texas Department of Transportation if |
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the department determines that, because of the nature of the items |
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or the circumstances related to the shipment, shipment of the items |
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under a procedure established by the department is necessary. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1726 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1726 on May 24, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 3, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1726 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |