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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of public-private partnerships by certain |
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transportation authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2267, Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Section 2267.003 to 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 created under Chapter |
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451, 452, 453, or 460, Transportation Code; |
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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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(5) Subsection (2) does not apply to a transportation |
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authority created under Chapter 451, Texas Transportation Code |
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having a principal municipality with a population of more than 1.9 |
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million. Such transportation authority, shall incorporate the |
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selection process defined for all architectural, engineering, and |
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design related projects as provided by Section 2254.004, Government |
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Code. |
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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, 2017. |