SLC C.S.S.B. 1621 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
C.S.S.B. 1621
By: Duncan (Isett)
5-5-97
Committee Report (Substituted)


BACKGROUND 

Currently, Texas Tech University is planning to construct a sports
facility that may also be used for graduations, concerts, and special
events.  Because of this proposed facility, the City of Lubbock desires
the option to convert for other purposes or dispose of all or a portion of
the auditoriumcoliseum located in Lubbock.  This bill allows the City of
Lubbock and Texas Texas Tech University the option of continuing operation
of the auditorium portion of the auditorium-coliseum and of maintaining
ownership of the parking lot in order to be in a position to schedule
events at the auditorium. 

PURPOSE

CSSB 1621 allows the City of Lubbock and Texas Texas Tech University the
option of continuing operation of the auditorium portion of the
auditorium-coliseum and of maintaining ownership of the parking lot in
order to be in a position to schedule events at the auditorium. 

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 Chapter 185, Acts of the 48th Legislature, 1943, by
adding Section 4 as follows: 

 Sec. 4.  (a) Allows the City of Lubbock to demolish any part of the
auditorium-coliseum complex that has been conveyed or leased, if the city
receives voter approval. 

 (b) Allows the City of Lubbock to continue to use the area formerly
occupied by the auditorium-coliseum, under certain conditions. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.  Effective date.


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

CSSB 1621 deletes the language contained in SECTION 1, section 3A, of the
original Act and replaces it by inserting Sec. 4. (a) and (b).  Sec. 4(a)
allows the City of Lubbock to demolish any part of the auditorium-coliseum
complex that has been conveyed or leased, if the city receives voter
approval.  Sec. 4(b) allows the City of Lubbock to continue to use the
area formerly occupied by the auditorium-coliseum, under certain
conditions.  The original Act did not contain these provisions. 

CSSB 1621 deletes SECTION 2 and SECTION 3 of the original Act.  The
emergency clause is inserted in SECTION 2 of CSSB 1621.