Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 352 amends the Government Code to change the name of the Texas National Guard Armory Board to the Texas Military Facilities Commission and to establish a new sunset date of 2009. The act changes the panel's composition, replacing the two Army National Guard and one Air National Guard officers with a single National Guard officer appointed by the governor. Public membership increases from three to five, and the legislation provides that at least two public members must have expertise in architecture, civil engineering, or construction management. The act clarifies the commission's powers with respect to the management of National Guard armories, including the authority to exchange property and to dispose of surplus property in certain circumstances.