Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 22	House Author:  Brown, Fred
Effective:  5-24-05	Senate Sponsor:  Shapiro

            House Bill 22 amends the Government Code to include nonprofit organizations that provide affordable housing among the assistance organizations and other entities that are eligible to purchase surplus state agency property before it is offered to the public for sale.  The bill also allows state agencies, university systems, and institutions of higher education, as an alternative to destroying property that has no resale value or that remains after other disposal procedures are exhausted, to donate the property to an eligible assistance organization.