1-1 By: Gallego (Senate Sponsor - Madla) H.B. No. 1586
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2001;
1-3 April 3, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; April 25, 2001, reported favorably by
1-5 the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 25, 2001, sent to
1-6 printer.)
1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-8 AN ACT
1-9 relating to property, facilities, and equipment of the Culberson
1-10 County Hospital District.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Sections 5.06(b)-(d), Chapter 515, Acts of the
1-13 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, are amended to read as
1-14 follows:
1-15 (b) The board may lease or acquire property, facilities, and
1-16 equipment for the use of the district [for use in the hospital
1-17 system] and may mortgage or pledge the property, facilities, or
1-18 equipment [acquired] as security for the payment of the purchase
1-19 price.
1-20 (c) The board may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of
1-21 property, [hospital] facilities, or equipment on behalf of the
1-22 district. Sale or other disposal of the property, facilities, or
1-23 equipment must be at a public sale and at a price and on the terms
1-24 the board determines are most advantageous to the district.
1-25 (d) The board may donate to another governmental entity or
1-26 to a charitable organization any surplus personal property or
1-27 equipment if the donation serves a public purpose and is
1-28 accompanied by adequate consideration [sell or otherwise dispose of
1-29 property, facilities, or equipment on behalf of the district].
1-30 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-31 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-32 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-33 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-34 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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