1-1     By:  Lindsay                                          S.B. No. 1414
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2001; March 13, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
 1-4     April 18, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 5,
 1-5     Nays 0; April 18, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to the confidentiality of the location or sale price of
 1-9     certain real property sold or purchased by the state.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Natural Resources Code,
1-12     is amended by adding Section 11.084 to read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 11.084.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED
1-14     TO PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY.  (a)  Information relating to
1-15     the location, purchase price, or sale price of real property
1-16     purchased or sold by or for the School Land Board, Veterans' Land
1-17     Board, land office, or commissioner under authority granted by this
1-18     code is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552,
1-19     Government Code, until a formal award of a contract for the
1-20     purchase or sale of the property is executed.  Information that is
1-21     confidential and exempted from disclosure under this subsection
1-22     includes an appraisal, completed report, evaluation, or
1-23     investigation conducted for the purpose of locating or determining
1-24     the purchase or sale price of the property.
1-25           (b)  Information that is confidential and excluded from
1-26     disclosure under Subsection (a) is not subject to a subpoena
1-27     directed to the School Land Board, Veterans' Land Board, land
1-28     office, commissioner, attorney general, or governor.
1-29           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-30     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-31     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-32     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-33     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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