77R11312 AJA-F By Marchant H.B. No. 2138 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2138: By Brown of Brazos C.S.H.B. No. 2138 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the confidentiality of the location or sale price of 1-3 certain real property sold or purchased by the state. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Natural Resources Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 11.084 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 11.084. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED 1-8 TO PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) Information relating to 1-9 the location, or purchase price, or sale price of real property 1-10 purchased or sold by or for the School Land Board, Veterans' Land 1-11 Board, land office, or commissioner under authority granted by this 1-12 code is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, 1-13 Government Code, until a formal award of a contract for the 1-14 purchase or sale of the property is executed. Information that is 1-15 confidential and exempted from disclosure under this subsection 1-16 includes an appraisal, completed report, evaluation, investigation 1-17 conducted for the purpose of locating or determining the purchase 1-18 or sale price of the property, or any report prepared in 1-19 anticipation of purchasing or selling real property. 1-20 (b) Information that is confidential and excluded from 1-21 disclosure under Subsection (a) is not subject to a subpoena 1-22 directed to the School Land Board, Veterans' Land Board, land 1-23 office, commissioner, attorney general, or governor. 1-24 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-1 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-2 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-3 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-4 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.