By:  Eltife                                                       S.B. No. 1139
	(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2005; March 21, 2005, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Government Organization; 
April 13, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 6, 
Nays 0; April 13, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to monitoring by the Texas Building and Procurement 
Commission and the Legislative Budget Board of the transfer of 
surplus or salvage property by state agencies.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2175.125, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 2175.125.  DIRECT TRANSFER; MONITORING BY COMMISSION.  
(a)  During the 10 business days after the date the property is 
posted on the comptroller's website, a state agency, political 
subdivision, or assistance organization may coordinate directly 
with the reporting state agency for a transfer of the property at a 
price established by the reporting agency.
	(b)  During the 10 business days described by Subsection (a), 
the reporting state agency shall coordinate its activities with the 
commission to allow the commission to monitor the reporting state 
agency's activities under this section.  The commission shall 
ensure that the reporting state agency is ethically and legally 
conducting a transfer according to the best economic interests of 
the state.
	(c)  If property is transferred under this section, the 
transferring agency shall report the transaction to the commission.  
The report must include a description of the property transferred, 
the reasons for the transfer, the price for the property 
transferred, and the recipient of the property transferred.
	(d)  If the commission determines that a violation of a state 
law or rule has occurred based on the monitoring or the report, the 
commission shall report the violation to the Legislative Budget 
Board.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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