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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of certain small municipal parks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 253.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsections (j) and |
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(k) to read as follows: |
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(g) A sale made under Subsection (e) or (j) is exempt from |
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the notice and bidding requirements in Chapter 272. |
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(j) Subsection (b) does not apply to a conveyance of park |
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land that is: |
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(1) owned by a home-rule municipality with a |
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population of less than 100,000; |
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(2) one-third acre or less; |
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(3) part of a park that is five acres or less; and |
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(4) sold or conveyed as a sale to the owner of |
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adjoining property as provided by a resolution or ordinance that |
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has an effective date before December 31, 2007. |
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(k) A petition for the judicial review of the sale of park |
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land under Subsection (j) must be filed on or before the 30th day |
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after the date the ordinance or resolution is adopted. A petition |
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filed after the period prescribed by this subsection is barred. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |