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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the contracting authority of the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.0171, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) If the executive director or the executive director's |
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designee does not receive any responsive bids on a competitive |
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solicitation for goods or services, the executive director or the |
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executive director's designee after making a written determination |
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that competition is not available may negotiate with and award the |
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contract to any qualified vendor who meets the requirements of the |
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original solicitation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.0171(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a contract for which bids are |
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first solicited on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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contract for which bids are first solicited before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2023. |