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AN ACT
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relating to the purchasing methods available to a county when |
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paying with certain funds. |
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�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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�������SECTION�1.��Section 262.023, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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�������(b)��The requirements established by Subsection (a) apply to |
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contracts for which payment will be made from current funds or bond |
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funds or through anticipation notes authorized by Chapter 1431, |
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Government Code, or time warrants. Contracts for which payments |
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will be made through certificates of obligation are governed by The |
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Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971 (Subchapter C, Chapter 271). |
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[Contracts for which payment will be made through anticipation
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notes are subject to the competitive bidding provisions of The
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Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971 (Subchapter C, Chapter 271)
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in the same manner as certificates of obligation.] |
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�������(b-1)��A county that complies with a method described by |
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Subchapter H, Chapter 271, as provided by Subsection (a)(3), to |
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enter into a contract for which payment will be made through |
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anticipation notes authorized by Chapter 1431, Government Code, may |
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not issue anticipation notes for the payment of that contract in an |
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amount that exceeds the lesser of: |
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�������������(1)��20 percent of the county's budget for the fiscal |
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year in which the county enters into the contract; or |
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�������������(2)��$10 million. |
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�������SECTION�2.��The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the contract was entered into, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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�������SECTION�3.��This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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���President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House����� |
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�������I certify that H.B. No. 1764 was passed by the House on April |
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17, 2007, by the following vote:��Yeas 140, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House��� |
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�������I certify that H.B. No. 1764 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2007, by the following vote:��Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate���� |
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APPROVED:��_____________________ |
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�����������������Governor������� |