SRC-SEW H.B. 3687 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3687
77R11940 YDB-DBy: Green (Armbrister)
Intergovernmental Relations
5/9/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

H.B. 1666 was passed in the 76th Legislature, allowing the Nixon Hospital
District to contract with the Gonzales County Hospital District. The Nixon
Hospital District now wishes to also contract with the DeWitt Medical
District.  H.B. 3687 authorizes the Nixon Hospital District to contract
with the DeWitt Medical District for the DeWitt Medical District to lease,
manage, or operate a health care facility in the Nixon Hospital District.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 3, Chapter 644, Acts of the 59th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1965, by adding Subsection (c) to authorize the Nixon
Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson counties to contract with the
DeWitt Medical District for the DeWitt Medical District to lease, manage,
or operate a health care facility located in the Nixon Hospital District of
Gonzales and Wilson counties. 
 
SECTION 2.  Amends Section 7, Chapter 310, Acts of the 59th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1965, to authorize the DeWitt Medical District, through
its board of directors, to contract with the Nixon Hospital District of
Gonzales and Wilson counties, Texas, for the DeWitt Medical District to
lease, manage, or operate a health care facility located in the Nixon
Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson counties, Texas.  Makes a
nonsubstantive change.   

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.