Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1886	House Author:  Callegari
Effective:  9-1-07	Senate Sponsor:  West, Royce

            House Bill 1886 amends the Local Government Code to establish design-build procedures for civil works projects that are primarily civil engineering projects.  The bill includes a hospital district, a water district or authority created by law, and a conservation and reclamation district in the definition of "governmental entity" as it applies in state law governing alternative project delivery methods for certain facility construction projects.  It amends the Local Government Code, Education Code, and Water Code to require a governmental entity, school district, institution of higher education, navigation district, or port authority to select or designate an architect or engineer to prepare the construction documents for a facility.

            House Bill 1886 also amends the Education Code to require any portable, modular building capable of being relocated that is purchased or leased after September 1, 2007, for use as a school building to be inspected to ensure compliance with the mandatory building codes or approved designs, plans, and specifications.