SRC-JXG H.B. 1506 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterH.B. 1506
By: McCall (Shapiro)
Intergovernmental Relations
4/28/1999
Committee Report (Amended)


DIGEST 

Currently, the commissioners court of a county is permitted to make the
sale of surplus or salvage property by competitive bidding or auction.
Section 263.152, Local Government Code, includes an exception which states
that competitive bidding or auction is not necessary, if the purchaser is
in another county. This law does not apply to other political subdivisions
of the state. H.B. 1506 would exempt all political subdivisions from
engaging in formal bidding or auction for the purchase of surplus property
from another county. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1506 exempts all political subdivisions from engaging in
formal bidding or auction for the purchase of surplus property from another
county. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 263.152(a), Local Government Code, to authorize
the commissioners court of a county to periodically sell the county's
surplus or salvage property by competitive bid or auction, except that
competitive bidding or an auction is not necessary if the purchaser is
another county or a political subdivision within the county that is selling
surplus or salvage property. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
           Effective date: upon passage.  

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1.

Amends Section 263.152(a), Local Government Code, to authorize the
commissioners court of a county to periodically sell the county's surplus
or salvage property by competitive bid or auction, except that competitive
bidding or an auction is not necessary if the purchaser is another county
or a political subdivision within the county that is selling surplus or
salvage property.