By Rodriguez                                         H.C.R. No. 129
          Substitute the following for H.C.R. No. 129:
          By Rodriguez                                     C.S.H.C.R. No. 129
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, the San Antonio State Chest Hospital was established
    1-2  in 1953 as a tuberculosis sanitorium and is operated today by the
    1-3  Texas Department of Health as a 115-bed hospital for the treatment
    1-4  of infectious diseases, including multiple-drug resistant
    1-5  tuberculosis, Hansen's disease, and acquired immune deficiency
    1-6  syndrome; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, the San Antonio State School, operated by the Texas
    1-8  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, was established
    1-9  in 1978 to provide residential care to mentally retarded persons
   1-10  who cannot otherwise care for themselves; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, the San Antonio State Hospital, operated by the
   1-12  Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, was
   1-13  established in 1892 and is operated today as the San Antonio State
   1-14  Hospital providing mental health treatment and services to
   1-15  individuals with mental illness;
   1-16        WHEREAS, the San Antonio State Chest Hospital, the San
   1-17  Antonio State Hospital, and the San Antonio State School share a
   1-18  campus of 65 acres and desire to provide services for their
   1-19  patients and residents in the most cost-efficient manner; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, these institutions currently cooperate to provide
   1-21  services to complement their respective missions; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, the physical plants of these institutions are in
   1-23  need of major maintenance in the mechanical, electrical, and
    2-1  plumbing systems, as well as the needs for asbestos removal and
    2-2  other renovations to insure suitable facilities for the care of the
    2-3  residents and patients; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, the collocation of these institutions provide
    2-5  opportunities to share certain support services, such as food,
    2-6  laundry, laboratory, and pharmacy services; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
    2-7        RESOLVED, That the Texas Department of Health and the Texas
    2-8  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation conduct a
    2-9  feasibility study to ascertain the costs for constructing and/or
   2-10  renovating buildings on the campus of the San Antonio State Chest
   2-11  Hospital, the San Antonio State Hospital, and the San Antonio State
   2-12  School in order to achieve the maximum benefits from their
   2-13  collocation; and BE IT FURTHER
   2-14        RESOLVED, That the cost of the feasibility study be within
   2-15  the authorized appropriation of each agency; and BE IT FURTHER
   2-16        RESOLVED, That the Texas Department of Health and the Texas
   2-17  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation report the
   2-18  findings of the feasibility study to the 75th Legislature.