BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 956 By: Luna (Puente) April 13, 1995 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND The General Land Office is not currently required to sell two state-owned lots located in San Antonio. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 956 allows the General Land Office to convey certain tracts of state-owned real property in Bexar County. 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 CONVEYANCE REQUIRED. Authorizes the General Land Office to convey the state's interest in the real property described by Section 2 of this Act. SECTION 2 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION. Subjects lot 10, block 2, new city block 589 and the north 45 feet of the south 95 feet of lots 11 and 12, block 2, new city Block 589, both in the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, to this Act. SECTION 3 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE. (a) Requires the General Land Office to convey the property in the manner prescribed by Section 31.158, Natural Resources Code. Authorizes the property to be sold in whole or in part. (b) Provides that an owner of land with a boundary common to the tract has, with respect to the tract to which the owner's property adjoins, a preference right to purchase the tract before it is made available for sale to another person. Provides that each person entitled to a preference has an equal preference. (c) Prohibits a person entitled to a preference from purchasing the tract for less than the tract's market value. SECTION 4 Emergency clause. Effective upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION S.B. 956 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on April 11, 1995. The bill was reported favorably without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed, by a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 2 absent.