SRC-CDH H.B. 3212 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 3212 By: Raymond (Zaffirini) Criminal Justice 5-5-97 Engrossed DIGEST In 1993, Duval County granted 308.33 acres of land to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for construction of the Ernestine Glossbrenner Substance Abuse Felony Punishment facility. Duval County requests the return of 25 acres of the land which remains unutilized for construction of a juvenile substance abuse facility. H.B. 3212 authorizes the transfer of the 25 acres to Duval County, and requires Duval County to use the property for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state, or ownership of the property will automatically revert to TDCJ. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 3212 provides for the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Duval County. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), not later than October 31, 1997, to transfer to Duval County by an appropriate instrument of transfer and for consideration to which the parties mutually agree, the real property described by Subsection (d). Authorizes consideration for the transfer to be in the form of an agreement between the parties that requires Duval County to use the property for a purpose that benefits the state's public interest. Requires the instrument of transfer, if the consideration for the transfer is in the form of an agreement between the parties limiting the use of the real property, to require Duval County to use the property for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state; and to indicate that ownership will automatically revert to TDCJ if Duval County discontinues using the property for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state. Sets forth the description of the real property to which Subsection (a) of this section refers. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.