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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to sell |
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certain real property for municipal airport expansion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 496.0021, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) The board shall authorize the sale of land directly to a |
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municipality at fair market value without the requirement of a |
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sealed bid sale if: |
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(1) the municipality seeking to acquire the land |
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notifies the department in writing of the municipality's desire to |
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acquire the land for municipal airport expansion; |
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(2) the land is located next to an active runway of a |
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municipally owned airport; |
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(3) the municipality is acquiring the land to expand |
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municipal airport facilities; and |
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(4) the department primarily uses the land for guard |
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housing. |
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(d) After receiving the notice required by Subsection (c), |
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the board shall: |
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(1) obtain an appraisal of the land to be sold to the |
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municipality; |
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(2) request that the municipality provide the board |
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with an appraisal of the land to be sold; |
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(3) determine whether a third appraisal by an |
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appraiser mutually selected by the department and municipality is |
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necessary to determine fair market value of the land to be sold; and |
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(4) finalize the sale of the land to the municipality |
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at fair market value within 18 months of receiving the written |
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notice under Subsection (c). |
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(e) In determining the fair market value of land to be sold |
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under Subsection (c), the department shall consider the necessary |
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remediation that must be completed before the land can be used for |
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airport expansion. If a third appraisal is required under |
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Subsection (d), the fair market value is considered to be the |
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average of the three appraisals required under this section minus |
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any remediation costs. |
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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. |