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Tex. Gov't Code § 771.003

AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT; EXCEPTIONS

Known as the Interagency Cooperation Act

The act spans §§ 771–771 (8 sections).

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff

(a) An agency may agree or contract with another agency for the provision of necessary and authorized services and resources.

(b) An agency may not construct a highway, road, building, or other structure for another agency under this chapter, except that the Texas Department of Transportation may enter into an interagency agreement with a state college, university, or public junior college for the maintenance, improvement, relocation, or extension of existing on-campus streets, parking lots, and access-ways.

(c) An agency may not provide services or resources to another agency that are required by Article XVI, Section 21, of the Texas Constitution to be provided under a contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.