1-1 By: Hinojosa (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 2332 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 1997; 1-3 May 6, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on State 1-4 Affairs; May 16, 1997, reported favorably, as amended, by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0; May 16, 1997, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Nixon 1-7 Amends House Bill 2332 as follows: 1-8 (1) On page 1, line 25, after "subdivision" after before "real 1-9 property" insert "an interest in." 1-10 (2) On page 1, line 28, strike "the" and substitute "a". 1-11 (3) On page 1, line 29, after "Act" and before ",the" insert "to 1-12 establish a special events center". 1-13 (4) On page 1, between lines 46 and 47, insert the following: 1-14 (f) Section 31.159, Natural Resources Code, shall not apply 1-15 to a contract entered into under this section. 1-16 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-17 AN ACT 1-18 relating to permitting the Board of Regents of The University of 1-19 Texas System to convey certain real property to a political 1-20 subdivision located in Hidalgo County. 1-21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-22 SECTION 1. (a) The Board of Regents of The University of 1-23 Texas System may enter into a contract with any political 1-24 subdivision located in Hidalgo County to convey to the political 1-25 subdivision real property owned by The University of Texas--Pan 1-26 American, a component institution of The University of Texas 1-27 System. 1-28 (b) As a condition of the contract entered into under this 1-29 Act, the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System shall: 1-30 (1) require the political subdivision to construct a 1-31 special events center and related facilities, including parking 1-32 areas and access roads; and 1-33 (2) contract with the political subdivision for the 1-34 joint use of the special events center and related facilities by 1-35 The University of Texas--Pan American and the political subdivision 1-36 under terms that are and for consideration that is mutually 1-37 agreeable to the parties. 1-38 (c) The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System 1-39 shall grant easements to provide adequate ingress and egress by the 1-40 public using the special events center and related facilities. 1-41 (d) The contract for conveyance may contain other 1-42 consideration that is mutually agreeable to the Board of Regents of 1-43 The University of Texas System and the political subdivision. 1-44 (e) If the special events center and related facilities are 1-45 abandoned permanently, title to the real property reverts to the 1-46 Board of Regents of The University of Texas System. 1-47 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-48 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-49 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-50 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-51 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-52 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-53 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-54 * * * * *