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	Amend HB 2137, on page 2, line 16, by inserting a new 
subsection as follows:
	"(c)  Prior to signing an agreement under this section to 
lease with an option or options to purchase:
		(1)  the Texas Transportation Commission shall 
determine whether bond financing, lease with an option or options 
to purchase, or full cash payment is the most cost effective 
alternative for the acquisition of the building or related 
facility; and
		(2)  the department shall submit the proposed lease 
agreement to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission for 
review and comment.
	(d)  A lease agreement under this section shall provide for 
the lease payments to apply to the purchase price of the building or 
related facility and shall contain the agreed price to purchase the 
building or related facility if the department exercises that 
option.
	(e)  Prior to signing an agreement under this section to 
exchange department-owned property with a private entity for a 
building or related facility described in Subdivision (1), the 
commission shall determine whether the value of the building or 
related facility owned by the private entity is equal to or greater 
than the value of the department-owned property.