Amend SB 463 by adding the following appropriately numbered section to
the bill and renumbering subsequent sections of the bill appropriately:
      SECTION 2.  (a)  Not later than January 31, 2000, the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer to Mitchell County
the real property described by Subsection (e) of this section.
      (b)  Mitchell County may use the property transferred under
this Act only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of
the state.  If Mitchell County no longer uses the property for a
purpose that benefits the public interest of the state, Mitchell
County shall sell the property for fair market value under the
procedures provided by Section 272.001, Local Government Code, and
forward the proceeds of the sale to the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice.  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall
deposit proceeds received from the sale of the property as provided
by this subsection in the Texas capital trust fund.
      (c)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer
the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer.  The
instrument of transfer must include a provision that:
            (1)  requires Mitchell County to use the property only
for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state; and
            (2)  requires Mitchell County to sell the property and
forward the proceeds of the sale to the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice as provided by Subsection (b) of this section if
Mitchell County no longer uses the property for a purpose that
benefits the public interest of the state.
      (d)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall retain
custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of
transfer is filed in the real property records of Mitchell County.
      (e)  The real property referred to in this section is a tract
or parcel not to exceed 63.68 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 32,
BLOCK 26, T & P RWY.  SURVEYS, COLORADO CITY, MITCHELL COUNTY,
TEXAS.  DESCRIBED FURTHER BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING:  AT AN  IRON PIN IN THE EAST R/W OF ROGERS ROAD  THAT IS
            N 77~ 00' 00" E--46.7' FROM THE S.W. CORNER OF BLOCK  1
            OF THE J.L. HART ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF COLORADO  CITY
            AND S 12~ 55' 35" E--28.8' FROM A CONCRETE R/W MONUMENT
            IN THE EAST R/W OF INTERSTATE 20
   THENCE:  N 12~ 55' 35" W--162.4' ALONG  THE  EAST R/W OF  ROGERS
            ROAD TO A POINT IN THE EAST R/W OF INTERSTATE 20
   THENCE:  N 08~ 51' 11" W--607.9' ALONG SAID EAST R/W TO A  POINT
            IN THE SOUTH R/W OF INTERSTATE 20
   THENCE:  N 42~ 32' 16" E--383.4' ALONG SAID SOUTH R/W
   THENCE:  ALONG SAID SOUTH R/W ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT SUCH  THAT
                  AND THE CHORD BEARS N 66~ 30' 22" E--1242.5'
   THENCE:  N 76~ 17' 35" E--909.9' ALONG SAID SOUTH R/W TO A FOUND
            IRON PIN
   THENCE:  S 12~ 59' 26" E--1177.1' TO  AN IRON  PIN IN THE  NORTH
            R/W OF MORALES STREET
   THENCE:  S 73~ 13' 25" W--379.1' ALONG SAID NORTH R/W
   THENCE:  S 75~ 05' 41" W--692.4' ALONG SAID NORTH R/W
   THENCE:  S 77~ 04' 42" W--1421.3' ALONG SAID  NORTH  R/W  TO THE
            PLACE OF  BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 63.68  ACRES OF LAND
            MORE OR LESS.
                          SAVE AND EXCEPT
ALL OF BLOCK 9, THE EAST 1/2 OF BLOCK 11, LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5, IN
BLOCK 8, LOTS 23 AND 24 IN BLOCK 7, LOTS 1, 2, 4, 13, 14, 20, 22,
23 AND 24 IN BLOCK 10, ALL IN THE AUSTIN HEIGHTS ADDITION #2 (A
SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 4, 5, 6 AND 7 OF THE J.L. HART ADDITION TO
COLORADO CITY), AND ALL OF THE STREETS AND ALLEYS IN SAID AUSTIN
HEIGHTS ADDITION #2.