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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 909 (the continuation |
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and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice, and the Correctional Managed Health |
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Care Committee, and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and |
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Paroles) to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended to |
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permit the committee to add the following appropriately numbered |
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SECTION to the bill: |
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SECTION ____. Subchapter D, Chapter 499, Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 499.072 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 499.072. LOCATION OF CENTRAL PRISON UNIT. (a) The |
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department shall conduct a feasibility study of relocating the |
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Central Prison Unit and the adjoining prison housing units from |
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their current location in Sugar Land, Texas, to a location that more |
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appropriately addresses the needs of the correctional system. |
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(b) If relocation is determined to be in the best interest |
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of the correctional system and the City of Sugar Land, during the |
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course of the study the department shall examine: |
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(1) the costs and benefits of relocating the Central |
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Prison Unit and the adjoining prison housing units; |
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(2) appropriate measures to ensure that adequate |
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easements are granted to allow development of surrounding property; |
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and |
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(3) an anticipated timeline for the relocation. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to require the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice to conduct a feasibility study |
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concerning the relocation of certain prison units and prison |
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housing units. |