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By:  Shapleigh                                                    S.B. No. 890


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.
	(h)  As a condition of vendor participation in the pilot, the 
vendor shall assess parking fees at a rate competitive with the 
market rates in the area established in Section 2165.2035(b).
	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.