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Amend CSHB 300 (house committee printing) in ARTICLE 1 of the
bill by adding the following SECTION to that article, appropriately
numbered, and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that article
accordingly:
SECTION 1.____. Section 202.021, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and
(a-2) to read as follows:
(a) The commission shall make the strongest effort to
dispose of property that has ceased to serve the functions of the
department.
(a-1) The commission shall annually [may] recommend to the
governor the sale or transfer of any interest in real property,
including a highway right-of-way, that:
(1) was acquired for a highway purpose; and
(2) as determined by the commission, is no longer
needed for a state highway purpose.
(a-2) In determining whether an interest in real property
has ceased to serve the functions of the department, the commission
shall take into consideration the reasonable projected use of the
property during the following 10 years.