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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain contracting requirements for certain |
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metropolitan rapid transit authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2267.003, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2267.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply |
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to: |
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(1) the financing, design, construction, maintenance, |
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or operation of a highway in the state highway system; |
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(2) a transportation authority operating [created] |
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under Chapter 451, 452, 453, or 460, Transportation Code, other |
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than a metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under Chapter |
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451, Transportation Code, in which the principal municipality has a |
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population of 1.9 million or more; |
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(3) any telecommunications, cable television, video |
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service, or broadband infrastructure other than technology |
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installed as part of a qualifying project that is essential to the |
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project; or |
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(4) except as provided by Section 2165.259, a |
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qualifying project located in the Capitol Complex, as defined by |
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Section 443.0071. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 451, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 451.114 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 451.114. CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: CERTAIN |
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AUTHORITIES. In procuring architectural, engineering, or design |
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services, an authority in which the principal municipality has a |
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population of 1.9 million or more shall incorporate the selection |
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process for those services as provided by Section 2254.004, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |