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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to powers of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces |
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County, Texas, pertaining to land in and adjacent to Naval Station |
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Ingleside. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 397, Acts of the 68th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1983, is amended by amending Section 1 and adding |
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Sections 1A and 4B to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Adjacent property" means the approximately 433 |
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acres that the authority owns in San Patricio County that is bounded |
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on the east by the western boundary of the Naval Station Ingleside, |
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on the north by Farm-to-Market Road 1069, on the west by the city |
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limits of the City of Ingleside on the Bay, and on the south by the |
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city limits of the City of Ingleside on the Bay and the north |
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shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay. |
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(2) "Authority" means the Port of Corpus Christi |
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Authority of Nueces County, Texas. |
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(3) "Naval property" means: |
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(A) the approximately 576.615 acres of land and |
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submerged land in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, improvements, |
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and personal property, if any, that revert to the authority when |
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Naval Station Ingleside closes; and |
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(B) the adjacent property. |
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(4) "Port commission" means the governing body of the |
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authority. |
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Sec. 1A. COMPOSITION OF PORT COMMISSION. The port |
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commission [of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces
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County, Texas,] is composed of seven members. |
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Sec. 4B. USE AND DISPOSITION OF NAVAL PROPERTY. (a) The |
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authority may use the naval property in ways that replace and |
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enhance the economic benefits generated by Naval Station Ingleside |
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through diversified activities, including uses to foster: |
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(1) the creation of new jobs; |
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(2) economic development; |
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(3) industry; |
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(4) commerce; |
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(5) manufacturing; |
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(6) housing; |
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(7) recreation; and |
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(8) the installation of infrastructure on the naval |
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property. |
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(b) The authority may contract with another person for |
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assistance in accomplishing the purposes of this section by |
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competitive bidding or negotiated contract as the port commission |
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considers appropriate, desirable, and in the best interests of the |
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authority. |
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(c) The port commission may declare any portion of the naval |
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property not needed for a navigation-related project surplus |
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property and may sell or lease the surplus property on terms the |
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port commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of |
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this Act. |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law, and subject to the terms |
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of this subsection, the authority may sell or lease surplus |
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property with or without public bidding. Surplus property may not |
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be sold for less than its fair market value. The authority shall |
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obtain an appraisal of the surplus property, and the appraisal is |
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conclusive evidence of the surplus property's fair market value. |
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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, 2009. |