1-1 By: Gallego (Senate Sponsor - Madla) H.B. No. 521
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001;
1-3 April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 2, 2001, reported favorably by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 2, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the donation of certain property and equipment of the
1-9 Maverick County Hospital District.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 11(p), Chapter 172, Acts of the 59th
1-12 Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, is amended to read as follows:
1-13 (p) The Board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of
1-14 property, facilities, or equipment on behalf of the District. Sale
1-15 or other disposal of the property, facilities, or equipment must be
1-16 at a public sale and at a price and on the terms the Board
1-17 determines are most advantageous to the District. The Board may
1-18 donate [surplus personal property or equipment] to another
1-19 governmental entity or to any charitable organization any surplus
1-20 personal property or equipment if the donation serves a public
1-21 purpose and is accompanied by adequate consideration.
1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-23 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-24 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-25 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-26 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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