By Gallego                                            H.B. No. 1586
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to property, facilities, and equipment of the Culberson
 1-3     County Hospital District.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Sections 5.06(b)-(d), Chapter 515, Acts of the
 1-6     69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, are amended to read as
 1-7     follows:
 1-8           (b)  The board may lease or acquire property, facilities, and
 1-9     equipment for the use of the district [for use in the hospital
1-10     system] and may mortgage or pledge the property, facilities, or
1-11     equipment [acquired] as security for the payment of the purchase
1-12     price.
1-13           (c)  The board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of
1-14     property, [hospital] facilities, or equipment on behalf of the
1-15     district.  Sale or other disposal of the property, facilities, or
1-16     equipment must be at a public sale and at a price and on the terms
1-17     the board determines are most advantageous to the district.
1-18           (d)  The board may donate to another governmental entity or
1-19     to a charitable organization any surplus personal property or
1-20     equipment if the donation serves a public purpose and is
1-21     accompanied by adequate consideration [sell or otherwise dispose of
1-22     property, facilities, or equipment on behalf of the district].
1-23           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-24     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 2-1     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 2-2     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 2-3     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.