BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 1976
                                                By: Janek (Brown)
                                                    State Affairs
                                                         05-22-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Currently, the City of Bellaire maintains a strip of land owned by
the state as a public park.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1976 allows the Texas Department of
Transportation to convey a tract of land to the City of Bellaire to
be used as a public park.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE.  (a)  Requires the Texas
Department of Transportation to convey without compensation, on
behalf of the state, all of the interest of the state in the real
property described by Section 3 of this Act and all improvements on
the property to the City of Bellaire (Bellaire).

     (b)  Provides that this conveyance is in recognition of the
     development of the property described by Section 3 of this Act
     by Bellaire as a public park and the city's continued
     maintenance of the property as a public park.
     
     (c)  Provides that Section 31.158, Natural Resources Code, and
     Chapter 99, Article 6673a, V.T.C.S., do not apply to the
     conveyance authorized by this section.
     
     SECTION 2.     REVERSION OF TITLE.  Provides that if Bellaire ceases
to use the real property described by Section 3 of this Act as a
public park, all right, title, and interest in the property reverts
to the state.

SECTION 3. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.  Sets forth the description and
location of the property.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.
           Effective date: upon passage.