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.

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