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TX Govt Code § 2151.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2151 - General Provisions|Section 2151.003. Reference

Sec. 2151.003.  REFERENCE.  A statutory reference to the General Services Commission, the State Board of Control, the State Purchasing and General Services Commission, or the Texas Building and Procurement Commission means:(1)  the Texas Facilities Commission if the statutory reference concerns:(A)  charge and control of state buildings, grounds, or property;(B)  maintenance or repair of state buildings, grounds, or property;(C)  construction of a state building;(D)  purchase or lease of state buildings, grounds, or property by or for the state;(E)  child care services for state employees under Chapter 663; or(F)  surplus and salvage property; and(2)  the comptroller in all other circumstances, except as otherwise provided by law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2151.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2151 - General Provisions|Section 2151.004. Transfer and Allocation of Powers and Duties

Sec. 2151.004.  TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The powers and duties of the former General Services Commission under Chapter 2170 or other law relating to providing telecommunications services for state government are transferred to the Department of Information Resources.(b)  A reference in law to the General Services Commission that relates to the powers and duties of the former General Services Commission under Chapter 2170 or other law relating to providing telecommunications services for state government is a reference to the Department of Information Resources.(c)  The Texas Facilities Commission retains the powers and duties of the former Texas Building and Procurement Commission relating to charge and control of state buildings, grounds, or property, maintenance or repair of state buildings, grounds, or property, child care services for state employees under Chapter 663, surplus and salvage property, construction of a state building, or purchase or lease of state buildings, grounds, or property by or for the state.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (a) or (c) or other law, all other powers and duties of the Texas Building and Procurement Commission are transferred to the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2151.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2151 - General Provisions|Section 2151.005. Exemptions Related to Legal Services

Sec. 2151.005.  EXEMPTIONS RELATED TO LEGAL SERVICES.  This subtitle does not apply to:(1)  obtaining outside legal counsel services;  (2)  obtaining expert witnesses;  or(3)  procuring litigation-related goods and services for which competitive procurement is not feasible under the circumstances.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 7.04, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2163.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2163 - Commercially Available Activities|Section 2163.001. Review Process

Sec. 2163.001.  REVIEW PROCESS.  (a)  The comptroller shall develop a systematic review process to identify commercially available services being performed by the comptroller and study the services to determine if they may be better provided by other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources.(b)  In reviewing its services, the comptroller shall:(1)  determine whether competitive vendors exist in the private sector;(2)  compare the cost of contracting for the services from other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources to the comptroller's cost of performing the services; and(3)  document cost savings from contracting for the services from other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources.(c)  Each commercially available service performed by the comptroller shall be reviewed at least once every six years.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24 (S.B. 706), Sec. 7(6), eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2163.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2163 - Commercially Available Activities|Section 2163.0011. Comptroller Powers and Duties

Sec. 2163.0011.  COMPTROLLER POWERS AND DUTIES.   The comptroller has under this chapter the powers and duties described by Section 2151.004(d).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.29, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2163.0012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2163 - Commercially Available Activities|Section 2163.0012. Authority to Adopt Rules

Sec. 2163.0012.  AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES.  The comptroller may adopt rules to efficiently and effectively administer this chapter.  Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed rule regardless of whether the requirements of Section 2001.029(b) are met.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.29, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2163.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2163 - Commercially Available Activities|Section 2163.002. Cost Comparison and Contract Considerations

Sec. 2163.002.  COST COMPARISON AND CONTRACT CONSIDERATIONS.  (a)  The comptroller shall consider all of its direct and indirect costs in determining the cost of providing a service.(b)  In comparing the cost of providing a service, the comptroller must include the:(1)  cost of supervising the work of a private contractor; and(2)  cost to the state of the comptroller's performance of the service, including:(A)  the costs of the office of the attorney general and other support agencies; and(B)  other indirect costs related to the comptroller's performance of the service.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2163.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2163 - Commercially Available Activities|Section 2163.003. Contracting With Another State Agency or Private Source

Sec. 2163.003.  CONTRACTING WITH ANOTHER STATE AGENCY OR PRIVATE SOURCE.  (a)  If the comptroller determines that a service can be performed with a comparable or better level of quality at a savings to the state of at least 10 percent by using other state agency providers of the service or a private commercial source, the comptroller may contract with other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources for the service.(b)  The comptroller maintains responsibility for providing a contracted service and shall set measurable performance standards for a contractor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2163.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2163 - Commercially Available Activities|Section 2163.004. Prohibition

Sec. 2163.004.  PROHIBITION.  The comptroller may not begin providing a service the General Services Commission did not provide as of September 1, 2001, unless, after conducting an in-depth analysis on cost in accordance with Section 2163.002 and on availability of a service, the comptroller determines that it can perform the service at a higher level of quality or at a lower cost than other state agency providers of the service or private commercial sources.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.001. Central Supply Store

Sec. 2172.001.  CENTRAL SUPPLY STORE.  The comptroller may operate a central supply store at which only state agencies, the legislature, and legislative agencies may obtain small supply items.  If the comptroller operates a central supply store, the comptroller shall devise an appropriate method of billing a using entity for the supplies.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 10.01, 10.03, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 108, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.0011. Comptroller Powers and Duties

Sec. 2172.0011.  COMPTROLLER POWERS AND DUTIES.   The comptroller has under this chapter the powers and duties described by Section 2151.004(d).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.37, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 108, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.0012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.0012. Authority to Adopt Rules

Sec. 2172.0012.  AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES.  The comptroller may adopt rules to efficiently and effectively administer this chapter.  Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed rule regardless of whether the requirements of Section 2001.029(b) are met.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.37, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.002. Business Machine Repair

Sec. 2172.002.  BUSINESS MACHINE REPAIR.  (a)  The comptroller may maintain a facility for repairing office machines and may offer repair services to the following entities located in Austin:(1)  state agencies;(2)  the legislature; and(3)  legislative agencies.(b)  Using entities shall pay the comptroller for repair services by vouchers prepared and sent to the using entity by the comptroller.(c)  The comptroller may not repair or maintain a privately owned machine.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 10.02, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 108, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.003. Printing

Sec. 2172.003.  PRINTING.  (a)  The comptroller may:(1)  assist a state agency with the agency's printing activities; and(2)  assess and evaluate those activities.(b)  The comptroller may recommend changes intended to increase the productivity and cost-effectiveness of printing operations of state agencies.  Recommendations may be reported periodically as provided by comptroller rules.(c)  The comptroller may:(1)  adopt standard accounting procedures that permit evaluating and comparing the costs of printing operations conducted by state agencies;(2)  coordinate activities among state print shops;(3)  review state agency requisitions for new printing shop equipment;(4)  assist state agencies in expediting the production of printing and graphic arts;(5)  maintain a roster of state print shops and their equipment, facilities, and special capabilities;(6)  serve as a clearinghouse for private vendors of printing services to ensure that printing services and supplies are purchased in the most efficient and economical manner;(7)  coordinate the consolidation of print shops operated by state agencies when the agencies involved determine that consolidation is appropriate; and(8)  develop procedures for the recovery of the comptroller's reasonable costs under Chapter 317 from amounts appropriated to the state agencies for which identified savings are achieved.(d)  This section does not apply to an institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 109, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.004. Archives

Sec. 2172.004.  ARCHIVES.  The comptroller may store and display the archives of Texas.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 110, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.005. Donations

Sec. 2172.005.  DONATIONS.  The comptroller may solicit and accept private donations for the Congress Avenue beautification program, a capital improvements project in Austin.  The program includes improvements in the Capitol Complex generally north of the Capitol along either side of Congress Avenue.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 110, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.006. Manufacture and Sale of Certain Commemorative Items

Sec. 2172.006.  MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF CERTAIN COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the comptroller may negotiate and contract with a privately owned business entity for the design and manufacture of:(1)  an official state lapel pin for purchase by members and former members of the house of representatives;(2)  an official state lapel pin for purchase by members and former members of the senate;(3)  an official state ring for purchase by members and former members of the house of representatives; and(4)  an official state ring for purchase by members and former members of the senate.(b)  The comptroller must submit any design of an official state lapel pin or ring to the State Preservation Board for its approval.(c)  Only a member or former member of the legislature may purchase an official state lapel pin or ring manufactured under this section.  The member or former member must use the member's or former member's personal funds for the purchase.(d)  The comptroller by rule shall establish the purchase price for a lapel pin or ring.  After payment of amounts required under the contract and recovery of its costs of administering this section, the comptroller shall deposit any remaining funds received from the sale of items under this section to the credit of the Texas preservation trust fund.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 69, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 111, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2172.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services|Chapter 2172 - Miscellaneous General Services Provided by Comptroller|Section 2172.007. Shipping Logistics and Coordination Services

Sec. 2172.007.  SHIPPING LOGISTICS AND COORDINATION SERVICES.  (a)  The comptroller may contract with a vendor to oversee shipping logistics and coordination services for all state agencies and shall pay the contract from the anticipated cost savings realized under the contract.  The vendor shall arrange the shipment of goods, parcels, and freight using the shipping company selected by the state agency through competitive bidding that provides the best value to the agency for the shipment.(b)  A state agency may arrange all shipments of goods, parcels, and freight under this section.(c)  The vendor under this section shall maintain a record of each shipment arranged for a state agency, including the cost of the shipment, the type of goods, parcels, or freight shipped, and the weight of the goods, parcels, or freight shipped.(d)  In contracting for the oversight of shipping logistics and coordination services under this section, the comptroller may provide contracting opportunities for vendors that employ veterans or other persons with disabilities whose products and services are available under Chapter 122, Human Resources Code.(e)  This section does not apply to the shipment of:(1)  items of extraordinary value;(2)  museum exhibits and antiquities;(3)  antique furniture;(4)  fine arts;(5)  specialized materials or products;(6)  coins and paper bills; or(7)  items by the Texas Department of Transportation if the department determines that, because of the nature of the items or the circumstances related to the shipment, shipment of the items under a procedure established by the department is necessary.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (H.B. 1726), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 2201.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle E - Government Property|Chapter 2201 - Texas Capital Trust Fund|Section 2201.001. Texas Capital Trust Fund

Sec. 2201.001.  TEXAS CAPITAL TRUST FUND.  The Texas capital trust fund is in the state treasury.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2201.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle E - Government Property|Chapter 2201 - Texas Capital Trust Fund|Section 2201.002. Use of Fund

Sec. 2201.002.  USE OF FUND.  The fund may be used to finance:(1)  the acquisition, construction, repair, improvement, or equipping of a building by a state agency for a state purpose;(2)  the acquisition of real or personal property necessary for a state agency to take an action described by Subdivision (1);(3)  the administration of the asset management division of the General Land Office;  or(4)  any other purpose for which funds may be appropriated from general revenue.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 59, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2201.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle E - Government Property|Chapter 2201 - Texas Capital Trust Fund|Section 2201.003. Transfers From Capital Trust Fund

Sec. 2201.003.  TRANSFERS FROM CAPITAL TRUST FUND.  (a)  Interest earned by the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the housing trust fund.(b)  At the end of each fiscal biennium the unencumbered balance of the fund shall be transferred to the credit of the general revenue fund.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1123, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 60, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 2203.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle E - Government Property|Chapter 2203 - Use of State Property|Section 2203.002. State Postage Meters

Sec. 2203.002.  STATE POSTAGE METERS.  (a)  A state department, board, commission, or educational institution that installs a postage meter shall place on the machine an imprint plate stating that:(1)  the mail carried by the postage is official state mail;  and(2)  there is a penalty for the unlawful use of the postage meter for a private purpose.(b)  A state department, board, commission, or educational institution shall pay for the imprint plate and its installation from the state department's, board's, commission's, or educational institution's appropriation for postage and contingent expenses.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2203.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle E - Government Property|Chapter 2203 - Use of State Property|Section 2203.003. State Property Under Control of the Texas Division United Daughters of the Confederacy

Sec. 2203.003.  STATE PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE TEXAS DIVISION UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY.  (a)  The Texas Division United Daughters of the Confederacy may charge admission to state property over which the organization has custody or control.(b)  An organization that charges admission under this section shall set the fee in an amount that it determines serves the best interest of the state and the public.(c)  The organization may maintain and operate, or may contract with another person for the operation of, a concession on state property under its control.  The concession may be operated in any manner the organization considers necessary for the best interest of the state and the public.(d)  The organization shall hold separately in trust all admission fees and profits from the operation of concessions at each property.  The money may be spent only to maintain and repair the state property and furnishings at the property at which the money is received.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 3726), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3810), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3810), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 2203.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle E - Government Property|Chapter 2203 - Use of State Property|Section 2203.004. Requirement to Use State Property for State Purposes

Sec. 2203.004.  REQUIREMENT TO USE STATE PROPERTY FOR STATE PURPOSES.  State property may be used only for state purposes.  A person may not entrust state property to a state officer or employee or to any other person if the property is not to be used for state purposes.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|