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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offer of certain unusable remainder real property |
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acquired by the Texas Department of Transportation to nonprofit |
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corporations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 202, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 202.0215 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.0215. OFFER OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO NONPROFIT |
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CORPORATION. (a) In this section, "nonprofit corporation" means a |
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corporation governed as a nonprofit corporation under the Texas |
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Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's |
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Texas Civil Statutes) or under Chapter 22, Business Organizations |
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Code. |
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(b) The department as part of the acquisition of real |
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property for right-of-way purposes may take title to unusable |
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remainder real property not to be used for right-of-way purposes. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Section 202.021, the department shall |
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offer the real property described by Subsection (b) to a nonprofit |
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corporation designated by the municipality in which the real |
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property is located or, if the real property is not located in a |
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municipality, by the county in which the real property is located, |
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without cost or expense to the designated nonprofit corporation. |
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(d) Property acquired under this section by a nonprofit |
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corporation or by another entity from a nonprofit corporation that |
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acquired the property under this section must be used for the public |
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purpose of development and diversification of the state economy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |