Texas Transportation Code
§ 284.007 — CONTRACTS FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES
TN § 284.007Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part D. ROAD LAWS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES · Ch. 284. CAUSEWAYS, BRIDGES, TUNNELS, TURNPIKES, FERRIES, AND HIGHWAYS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A county with a population of more than 3.3 million operating under this chapter shall set and make a good faith effort to meet or exceed goals for awarding contracts or subcontracts associated with a project it operates, maintains, or constructs to historically underutilized businesses.
(b)The goals must equal or exceed:
(1)the federal requirement on federal money used in highway construction and maintenance; and
(2)the goals adopted by the department under Section 201.702.
(c)The goals apply to the total value of all contracts and subcontracts awarded, including contracts and subcontracts for construction, maintenance, operations, supplies, services, materials, equipment, professional services, the issuance of bonds, and bond counsel.
(d)In this section, "historically underutilized business" means:
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 125, eff. September 1, 2011.