By Rodriguez                                         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 Chest Hospital and the San
   1-12  Antonio State School share a campus of 65 acres and desire to
   1-13  provide services for their patients and residents in the most
   1-14  cost-efficient manner; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, the two institutions currently cooperate to provide
   1-16  services to complement their respective missions; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, the physical plants of both institutions are in need
   1-18  of major maintenance in the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
   1-19  systems, as well as the needs for asbestos removal and other
   1-20  renovations to insure suitable facilities for the care of the
   1-21  residents and patients; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, the collocation of these institutions provide
   1-23  opportunities to share certain support services, such as food,
    2-1  laundry, laboratory, and pharmacy services; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
    2-2        RESOLVED, That the Texas Department of Health and the Texas
    2-3  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation conduct a
    2-4  feasibility study to ascertain the costs for constructing and/or
    2-5  renovating buildings on the campus of the San Antonio State Chest
    2-6  Hospital and the San Antonio State School in order to achieve the
    2-7  maximum benefits from their collocation; and BE IT FURTHER
    2-8        RESOLVED, That the cost of the feasibility study be within
    2-9  the authorized appropriation of each agency; and BE IT FURTHER
   2-10        RESOLVED, That the Texas Department of Health and the Texas
   2-11  Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation report the
   2-12  findings of the feasibility study to the 75th Legislature.