H.B. No. 3438
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to
  convey certain real property to the City of Dallas in exchange for
  comparable property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice may
  convey the real property described by Section 2 of this Act to the
  City of Dallas if the City of Dallas conveys real property to the
  Texas Board of Criminal Justice:
               (1)  that is not more than 20 miles from the property
  line of the real property described by Section 2 of this Act; and
               (2)  on which there is a facility the Texas Board of
  Criminal Justice determines is comparable to the Dawson State Jail
  Facility located on the property described by Section 2 of this Act.
         (b)  The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a
  transaction under this section on behalf of the Texas Board of
  Criminal Justice.
         (c)  Section 272.001, Local Government Code, and Section
  31.158, Natural Resources Code, do not apply to a transaction under
  this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies to the real property described
  as follows:
  Being a 0.907 acre tract of land located in the John Booman Survey,
  Abstract number 208, in the City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas and
  being a part of Reunion Plaza and Addition to the City of Dallas,
  according to the plot in Volume 87040, Page 6347, Plat records of
  Dallas County, Texas more particularly described as follows:
  COMMENCING at a found HALFF ASSOC. Iron rod, for the northwest
  corner of said Reunion Plaza, and the southerly right-of-way line
  of Commerce Street (175' R.O.W.):
  THENCE N 76° 00'04" E along said southerly right-of-way 21.50 feet
  to a set pk nail in asphalt for the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein
  described tract;
  THENCE N 76° 00'04" E continue along said southerly right-of-way
  125.03 feet to a set pk nail in asphalt;
  THENCE S 15° 09'15" E, departing from said southerly right-of-way,
  315.00 feet to a set pk nail in asphalt;
  THENCE S 74° 30'46" W, 125.00 feet to a set pk nail in asphalt;
  THENCE N 15° 09'15" W, 317.52 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
  containing 0.907 Acres (39,534 square feet) of land more or less.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3438 was passed by the House on April
  22, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3438 was passed by the Senate on May
  26, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor