S.B. 1892 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


S.B. 1892
By: Hinojosa
Land & Resource Management
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, it is unclear whether Texas law authorizes the City of Corpus
Christi to lease certain pieces of land granted to the city.   

S.B. 1892 authorizes the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi to
lease all property transferred by the State of Texas to the City of Corpus
Christi by the provisions of Chapter 68, General Laws, Acts of the 36th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1919 for public purposes. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 1, Chapter 235, Acts of the 55the Legislature,
Regular Session, 1957 (Article 5421j-1, V.T.C.S.), as follows:   

Authorizes the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi to lease all
property transferred by the state to the City of Corpus Christi for such
time, terms, conditions, and purposes as determined by that governing body
to be in the best interest of the city, including the public purposes
provided by Article III, Section 52-a, Texas Constitution, and Section
380.001(a), Local Government Code. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003, or immediately if it receives the requisite number of
votes.