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Senate Bill 1149 |
Senate Author: Hegar et al. |
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Effective: 5-12-09 |
House Sponsor: Howard, Charlie |
Senate Bill 1149 amends the Government Code to require the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to authorize the sale of land, within 18 months of receiving the notice discussed below, located next to an active runway of a municipally owned airport directly to a municipality at fair market value without the requirement of a sealed bid sale if the municipality seeking to acquire the land notifies the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in writing of the municipality's desire to acquire the land for municipal airport expansion and TDCJ uses the land primarily for guard housing. The bill requires the board, after it receives the notice, to obtain its own and the municipality's appraisal of the land, to determine whether a third appraisal is necessary to determine fair market value, and to finalize the sale of the land to the municipality at fair market value.
Senate Bill 1149 requires TDCJ, in determining the fair market value of land to be sold, to consider the necessary remediation that must be completed before the land can be used for airport expansion.