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AN ACT
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relating to the operations and administration of the El Paso County |
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Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 281, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 281.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 281.060. EL PASO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; BROKER |
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AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Broker" means a person licensed as a broker under |
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Chapter 1101, Occupations Code. |
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(2) "District" means the El Paso County Hospital |
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District. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the El Paso County |
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Hospital District may contract with a broker to sell a tract of real |
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property that is owned by the district. |
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(c) The district may not contract with a broker who is |
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related within the third degree of consanguinity, as determined |
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under Chapter 573, Government Code, to: |
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(1) a member of the board of hospital managers of the |
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district; or |
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(2) a public official who serves on the El Paso County |
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Commissioners Court. |
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(d) The district may pay a fee if a broker produces a ready, |
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willing, and able buyer to purchase a tract of real property. |
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(e) If a contract made under Subsection (b) requires a |
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broker to list the tract of real property for sale for at least 30 |
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days with a multiple-listing service used by other brokers in the |
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county in which the real property is located, the district, on or |
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after the 30th day after the date the property is listed, may sell |
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the tract of real property to a ready, willing, and able buyer who |
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is produced by any broker, including a broker described by |
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Subsection (c), using the multiple-listing service and who submits |
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the most advantageous offer. |
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(f) The district must post a notice of intent to sell the |
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real property in a newspaper of general circulation, not less than |
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once, at least 14 days before the date the district accepts an offer |
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produced by a broker. |
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(g) The district may sell a tract of real property under |
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this section without complying with the requirements of Section |
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272.001, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 281.0221, Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2382 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 10, 3 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2382 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 107, Nays 41, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2382 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Date |
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Governor |