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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to |
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purchase food and beverages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Section 437.118 and adding Section 437.119 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 437.118. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION [USE] OF [FUNDS TO
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SUPPORT] MILITARY HOUSING [AND TRAINING]. [(a) The department may
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use appropriated money to purchase food and beverages for charged
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military housing and training functions required of the Texas
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military forces.
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[(b)] The department shall maintain and operate charged |
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military housing in accordance with policies and regulations |
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adopted by the adjutant general and published on the department's |
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Internet website. The department shall deposit room fees in a |
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billeting account. |
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Sec. 437.119. USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE FOOD AND BEVERAGES. |
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The department may use appropriated money to purchase food and |
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beverages for: |
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(1) charged military housing; |
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(2) service members of the Texas military forces on |
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military duty, including required training functions; and |
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(3) students participating in the Texas ChalleNGe |
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Academy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1606 was passed by the House on March |
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30, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, 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. 1606 was passed by the Senate on May |
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18, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |