H.B. 3044 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 3044
By: Cook, Robby
Government Reform
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 
Previously, the Facilities Leasing Division of the Texas Building and
Procurement Commission (commission) has been required to provide the
General Land Office (GLO) with copies of proposed leases for Public
Grounds and Private Tenants in State Owned Buildings for comment by the
GLO's Asset Management division not later than the 30th day before the
date the commission executes the lease. 

The current statutory requirement is not needed and is not functional.
The Commission is actively involved in the management of these state
assets on a continual basis and has the fiduciary responsibility to the
people in this regard.  The current requirement to send these transactions
to the GLO is an unnecessary step in the business process.  The GLO is not
responsible for management of these assets on a day-to-day basis.  This
legislation eliminates a superfluous bureaucratic function. Furthermore,
these statutory revisions will bring the commission and the GLO into
compliance with the law, as the two agencies have already discontinued
executing these transactions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional
rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. 


ANALYSIS
SECTION 1.  Repeals Section 2165.154 and 2165.204 of the Government Code.

SECTION 2.  Allows the bill to take effect immediately if it receives a
two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature.  Otherwise, this Act
would take effect September 1, 2003. 


EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2003.