Bill Text: TX SB1587 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the delegation to the Railroad Commission of Texas of purchasing functions regarding the reclamation of certain abandoned mines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB1587 Detail]

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  By: Hughes  S.B. No. 1587
         (In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2019; March 14, 2019, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources &
  Economic Development; March 21, 2019, reported favorably by the
  following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 0; March 21, 2019, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the delegation to the Railroad Commission of Texas of
  purchasing functions regarding the reclamation of certain
  abandoned mines.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2155.150(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The Railroad Commission of Texas is delegated all
  purchasing functions relating to purchases under:
               (1)  Chapter 89, Natural Resources Code; [or]
               (2)  Sections 81.067 and 81.068, Natural Resources
  Code; and
               (3)  Chapters 131 and 134, Natural Resources Code.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
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