TITLE: Relating to sending notice of proposed contracts for highway projects by e-mail.

SUMMARY: Relating to sending notice of proposed contracts for highway projects by e-mail.

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AN ACT relating to sending notice of proposed contracts for highway projects by e-mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 223.003, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 223.003. NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACTS [BY MAIL].SECTION 2. Sections 223.003(a), (b), and (c), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) A person may apply to have the name of the person placed on a [mailing] list to receive notice of any proposed contracts. (b) The department shall send [mail] the notice to each person on that [mailing] list. The department may send the notice by mail or electronically to an e-mail address designated by the person. (c) The department may require each applicant to pay an annual subscription fee set by the department in an amount not to exceed the average annual costs of sending [mailing] notices to the applicant. SECTION 3. 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.