Texas § GV.2155.084 - PURCHASES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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§ GV.2155.084. PURCHASES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PURCHASES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (a) The comptroller or the governing body of an institution of higher education may negotiate purchases of goods of any kind needed by a state agency or the institution of higher education with the appropriate agency of the federal government. The governing body of an institution of higher education may act under this section either directly or through the comptroller or another state agency. (b) The price of goods that are purchased from the federal government may not exceed the fair market value of the goods. (c) In negotiating purchases of goods from the federal government under this section or under Subchapter G , Chapter 2175 , the comptroller or the governing body of the institution of higher education may waive the requirement of a bidder's bond and performance bond that otherwise would be required. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.020(h), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524 ), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section GV.2155.084 ("PURCHASES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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