87R11616 BEE-D     By: Rogers H.B. No. 4026       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the disposition of surplus traffic and roadwork safety   equipment by the Department of Public Safety and Texas Department   of Transportation.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 2175, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 2175.309 to read as follows:          Sec. 2175.309.  EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC   SAFETY AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SURPLUS PROPERTY. (a)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to support the   shared mission of the Department of Public Safety and Texas   Department of Transportation to ensure the safety of emergency   service personnel working on or near this state's highways, the   departments may directly donate or sell at a discounted rate   surplus traffic and roadwork safety equipment, including lights and   safety flags, to a political subdivision of this state.          (b)  The departments:                (1)  shall donate or sell surplus traffic and roadwork   safety equipment under this section in "as-is" condition; and                (2)  may not make any representations or warranties as   to the condition or use of traffic and roadwork safety equipment   donated or sold under this section.          (c)  Revenue from any sale of equipment under this section   shall be deposited, as applicable, to the credit of the Department   of Public Safety or Texas Department of Transportation and may be   appropriated only to the applicable department.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.