78R6245 MTB-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 3499
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the lease of certain state parking lots and garages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2165.2035 to read as follows:
Sec. 2165.2035. PILOT PROGRAM. (a) In this section,
"lease" includes a management agreement.
(b) The commission shall establish a pilot program to
develop private, commercial uses for state-owned parking lots and
garages located in the city of Austin in the area bordered by West
Fourth Street, Lavaca Street, West Third Street, and Nueces Street.
(c) The commission shall contract with a private vendor to
manage the commercial use of state-owned parking lots and garages.
(d) Money received from a lease under this program shall be
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(e) On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
commission shall submit a report to the legislature and the
Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness of the pilot
program.
(f) The limitation on the amount of space allocated to
private tenants prescribed by Section 2165.205(b) does not apply to
the lease of a state-owned parking lot or garage under this section.
(g) Any lease of a state-owned parking lot or garage under
this section must contain a provision that allows state employees
who work hours other than regular working hours under Section
658.005 to retain their parking privileges in a state-owned parking
lot or garage.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.