2-Attachment 1 - HB89.pdf

ATTACHMENT I:

HOUSE BILL 89 VERIFICATION (REVISED)

I, ____________________________________, [Person Name] the undersigned representative of

_____________________________________________________ [Company or Business Name]

(hereafter referred to as Company) being an adult over the age of eighteen (18) years of age, does hereby depose and verify that the Company named above, under the provisions of Texas Government Code Chapter

2271:

1. Does not currently boycott the country of Israel; and

2. Will not boycott the country of Israel during the term of the contract with City of Buda, Texas.

Pursuant to Section 2270.001, Texas Government Code:

1. “Boycott Israel” means refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations specifically with Israel, or with a person or entity doing business in Israel or in an Israeli-controlled territory, but does not include an action made for ordinary business purposes; and

2. “Company” means a for-profit sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or any limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company or affiliate of those entities or business associations that exist to make a profit.

3. Pursuant to Section 2270.002 of the Texas Government Code, Respondent certifies that either

a. it meets an exemption criterion under Section 2270.002; or

b. it does not boycott Israel and will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract resulting from this solicitation.

Respondent shall state any facts that make it exempt from the boycott certification in its Response. (HB 793 –exemptions).

EXEMPTIONS APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:

A. Contract between a governmental entity and a company with less than 10 full-time employees

B. Contract has a value of less than $100,000 paid wholly or partly from public funds of the governmental entity

Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: _________________