1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas 1-3 Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to the Border 1-4 Region MHMR Community Center. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Department of Mental Health and 1-7 Mental Retardation may transfer to the Border Region MHMR Community 1-8 Center all or part of the real property, including the improvements 1-9 affixed to the property and excluding the mineral interest in and 1-10 under the property, described by Subsection (f) of this section. 1-11 (b) The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 1-12 Retardation may transfer the property described by Subsection (f) 1-13 of this section on the earlier of the date: 1-14 (1) the conditions subsequent imposed by the deeds to 1-15 the state recorded at Volume 659, Pages 52-53, and Volume 674, 1-16 Pages 326-327, in the real property records of Webb County, expire; 1-17 or 1-18 (2) the federal government agrees to terminate the 1-19 conditions subsequent imposed by the deeds to the state recorded at 1-20 Volume 659, Pages 52-53, and Volume 674, Pages 326-327, in the real 1-21 property records of Webb County. 1-22 (c) Consideration for the transfer authorized by Subsection 1-23 (a) of this section shall be in the form of an agreement between 1-24 the parties that requires the Border Region MHMR Community Center 1-25 to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public 2-1 purpose of the state by using the property to provide 2-2 community-based mental health and mental retardation services. If 2-3 the Border Region MHMR Community Center fails to use the property 2-4 in that manner for more than 180 continuous days, ownership of the 2-5 property automatically reverts to the Texas Department of Mental 2-6 Health and Mental Retardation. 2-7 (d) The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 2-8 Retardation shall transfer the property by deed without warranties 2-9 regarding covenants of title. The instrument of transfer must 2-10 include a provision that: 2-11 (1) requires the Border Region MHMR Community Center 2-12 to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public 2-13 purpose of the state by using the property to provide 2-14 community-based mental health and mental retardation services; and 2-15 (2) indicates that ownership of the property 2-16 automatically reverts to the Texas Department of Mental Health and 2-17 Mental Retardation if the Border Region MHMR Community Center fails 2-18 to use the property in the manner described by Subdivision (1) of 2-19 this subsection for more than 180 continuous days. 2-20 (e) Sections 533.084 and 533.087, Health and Safety Code, 2-21 and Sections 31.1571 and 31.158, Natural Resources Code, do not 2-22 apply to a transfer of real property authorized by this Act. 2-23 (f) The real property to which Subsection (a) of this 2-24 section refers consists of the former site of the Laredo State 2-25 Center situated at 1500 Pappas St., Laredo, Texas, and is comprised 2-26 of two contiguous parcels, collectively constituting +/- 14.234 3-1 acres of land described as follows: 3-2 (1) A +/- 9.234 acre tract of land located in Survey 3-3 1020, and partly in the original City of Laredo Tract, 3-4 both within the Laredo Air Force Base enclosure, 3-5 Laredo, Webb County, and further described in a deed to 3-6 the state recorded at Volume 659 Page 50-1 of the Deed 3-7 Records of Webb County. 3-8 (2) A +/- 5.00 acre tract of land out of that tract of 3-9 316.47 acres as conveyed by the United States of 3-10 America, acting by and through the General Services 3-11 Administration, to the City of Laredo, and further 3-12 described in a deed to the state recorded at Volume 3-13 674, Page 325, of the Deed Records of Webb County. 3-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 3-15 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 3-16 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 3-17 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 3-18 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1002 passed the Senate on April 27, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 0, one present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1002 passed the House on May 17, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two present, not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: _______________________________ Date _______________________________ Governor