| (a) The following words and terms, when used in this
subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise:
(1) Chief administrative officer -- the Chief Clerk
of the Land Office or his or her designee.
(2) Commissioner -- the Commissioner of the General
Land Office of Texas or the Commissioner's designee not below the
level of division director.
(3) Contract -- a written contract between the Land
Office and a contractor by which the contractor agrees either: to
provide goods or services, by sale or lease, to or for a unit of state
government; or to perform a project as defined by Government Code, §2166.001.
(4) Contractor -- independent contractor who has entered
into a contract directly with the Land Office, but does not include:
(A) A contractor's subcontractor, officer, employee,
agent, or other person furnishing goods or services to a contractor;
(B) An employee of the Land Office; or
(C) A student at an institution of higher education.
(5) Day -- calendar day. Acts required to occur on
a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, shall take place on the next following
working day.
(6) Governmental body -- shall be construed as that
term is defined under Texas Government Code Section 552.003.
(7) Land Office -- the General Land Office of Texas.
(8) Parties -- collectively, the contractor and the
Land Office.
(9) Political subdivision -- a municipality, county,
parish, borough, public school district, levee improvement district,
municipal utility district, or any other special purpose district
authorized by the law of the State of Texas or another state.
(10) SOAH -- the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(11) Unit of state government -- the State of Texas
or an agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office, council,
court, or other entity that is in any branch of the government of
the State of Texas and is created by the constitution or a statute
of the State of Texas, including a university system or institution
of higher education, but does not include a county, municipality,
court of a county or municipality, special purpose district, or other
political subdivision of this state.
(b) Words or terms not defined in this subchapter have
the meanings defined in Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260, or, if
no meaning is defined therein, shall be read in context and construed
according to the rules of grammar and common usage.
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