(a) Any state agency making a request for proposals for the supply and/or transportation of natural gas, shall submit such request in writing to GLO for review and approval prior to its release or publication.
(b) All such requests for proposal must state:
  (1) that the proposal is subject to:
    (A) the Act of July 30, 1991, 72nd Legislature, First Called Session, Chapter 3, 1991 Texas Session Law Service 4, 71 (to be codified at Texas Natural Resources Code, §31.401 and §31.402); and
    (B) review by GLO prior to acceptance or rejection; and
    (C) GLO evaluation based upon GLO's then current pricing mechanism;
  (2) that if GLO finds, under the proposal, the agency will not be using natural gas produced from state lands to the greatest extent practical, then the resulting contract will not be approved by GLO.
(c) Any request for proposal that does not contain such provisions shall be deemed to contain such provisions.
(d) No such proposal shall be effective until approved by GLO.

Source Note: The provisions of this §8.9 adopted to be effective September 30, 1992, 17 TexReg 6450.