By Hinojosa                                     H.B. No. 2332

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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 1-1                                   AN ACT

 1-2     relating to permitting the Board of Regents of The University of

 1-3     Texas System to convey certain real property to a political

 1-4     subdivision located in Hidalgo County.

 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-6           SECTION 1.  (a)  The Board of Regents of The University of

 1-7     Texas System may enter into a contract with any political

 1-8     subdivision located in Hidalgo County to convey to the political

 1-9     subdivision real property owned by The University of Texas--Pan

1-10     American, a component institution of The University of Texas

1-11     System.

1-12           (b)  As a condition of the contract entered into under this

1-13     Act, the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System shall:

1-14                 (1)  require the political subdivision to construct a

1-15     special events center and related facilities, including parking

1-16     areas and access roads; and

1-17                 (2)  contract with the political subdivision for the

1-18     joint use of the special events center and related facilities by

1-19     The University of Texas--Pan American and the political subdivision

1-20     under terms that are and for consideration that is mutually

1-21     agreeable to the parties.

1-22           (c)  The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System

1-23     shall grant easements to provide adequate ingress and egress by the

1-24     public using the special events center and related facilities.

 2-1           (d)  The contract for conveyance may contain other

 2-2     consideration that is mutually agreeable to the Board of Regents of

 2-3     The University of Texas System and the political subdivision.

 2-4           (e)  If the special events center and related facilities are

 2-5     abandoned permanently, title to the real property reverts to the

 2-6     Board of Regents of The University of Texas System.

 2-7           SECTION 2.  The importance of this legislation and the

 2-8     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

 2-9     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

2-10     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

2-11     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,

2-12     and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its

2-13     passage, and it is so enacted.