By Gallego                                             H.B. No. 521
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the donation of certain property and equipment of the
 1-3     Maverick County Hospital District.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 11(p), Chapter 172, Acts of the 59th
 1-6     Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (p)  The Board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of
 1-8     property, facilities, or equipment on behalf of the District.  Sale
 1-9     or other disposal of the property, facilities, or equipment must be
1-10     at a public sale and at a price and on the terms the Board
1-11     determines are most advantageous to the District.  The Board may
1-12     donate [surplus personal property or equipment] to another
1-13     governmental entity or to any charitable organization any surplus
1-14     personal property or equipment that the board is unable to sell if
1-15     the donation serves a public purpose and is accompanied by adequate
1-16     consideration.
1-17           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-18     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-19     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-20     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-21     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.