SLC H.B. 2738 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
H.B. 2738
By: Uher
4-17-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

In mutually agreeable transactions, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
and third parties should be able to "trade" pieces of real property of
equivalent value.  For example, if the Board held property ideal for
farming and an adjacent farmer held property ideal for building a prison,
and the two were of equivalent value, the parties should have the ability
to exchange the two pieces of land.     

PURPOSE

HB 2738 would grant Texas Board of Criminal Justice the ability to
exchange land with third parties. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 496, Government Code, by adding
Sec. 496.0032 as follows: 

 Sec. 496.0032. EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY.

 (a) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice may convey real property to a
third party, if the third party conveys real property of an equivalent
value to the Board.  The General Land Office shall negotiate and close all
such transactions on behalf of the Board. 

SECTION 2. Emergency Clause.