1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the sale of Woodlawn by the State Preservation Board.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 443.025, Government Code, is amended by
1-5 adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
1-6 (c) The board, after consulting with the Texas Historical
1-7 Commission and with the approval of the Legislative Budget Board,
1-8 may sell Woodlawn at its fair market value. The General Land
1-9 Office shall transact the sale on behalf of the board using
1-10 procedures under Section 31.158(c), Natural Resources Code.
1-11 Proceeds from the transaction:
1-12 (1) shall be deposited in the Capitol renewal account
1-13 or its successor in function under Section 443.0103; and
1-14 (2) may be spent only for a purpose described by
1-15 Section 443.0103.
1-16 (d) In selling Woodlawn under Subsection (c), the board
1-17 shall add to the deed of Woodlawn a provision that requires the
1-18 purchaser to use the property in a manner that preserves the
1-19 historical character of Woodlawn, including its buildings, facades,
1-20 interior, and grounds.
1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-22 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-1 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2164 was passed by the House on May
11, 2001, by a non-record vote; that the House refused to concur in
Senate amendments to H.B. No. 2164 on May 22, 2001, and requested
the appointment of a conference committee to consider the
differences between the two houses; and that the House adopted the
conference committee report on H.B. No. 2164 on May 26, 2001, by
the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 1, 1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2164 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 18, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0, 1 present, not voting; at the request of the House, the Senate
appointed a conference committee to consider the differences
between the two houses; and that the Senate adopted the conference
committee report on H.B. No. 2164 on May 27, 2001, by the following
vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor