Bill Text: TX HB655 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to exempting defense base development authorities from certain contracting requirements.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-08 - Referred to Economic Development [HB655 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB655-Engrossed.html

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83R19679 YDB-F
By: Cortez H.B. No. 655

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exempting defense base development authorities from
certain contracting requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2267.003, Government Code, as added by
Chapter 1334 (S.B. 1048), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2267.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply
to:
(1) the financing, design, construction, maintenance,
or operation of a highway in the state highway system;
(2) a transportation authority created under Chapter
451, 452, 453, or 460, Transportation Code; [or]
(3) any telecommunications, cable television, video
service, or broadband infrastructure other than technology
installed as part of a qualifying project that is essential to the
project; or
(4) a redevelopment project of a defense base
development authority created under Chapter 379B, Local Government
Code.
SECTION 2. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
not become law.
(b) Subchapter A, Chapter 2267, Government Code, as added by
Chapter 1129 (H.B. 628), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2011, is amended by adding Section 2267.011 to read as
follows:
Sec. 2267.011. EXEMPTION: DEFENSE BASE DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES. This chapter does not apply to a defense base
development authority created under Chapter 379B, Local Government
Code.
SECTION 3. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes
becomes law.
(b) Subchapter A, Chapter 2269, Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 2269.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 2269.011. EXEMPTION: DEFENSE BASE DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES. This chapter does not apply to a defense base
development authority created under Chapter 379B, Local Government
Code.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.