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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease |
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undeveloped real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 281.050, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 281.050. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, |
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FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) With the approval of the |
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commissioners court, the board may construct, condemn, acquire, |
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lease, add to, maintain, operate, develop, regulate, sell, |
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exchange, and convey any property, property right, equipment, |
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hospital facility, or system to maintain a hospital, building, or |
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other facility or to provide a service required by the district. |
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Approval of the commissioners court shall be required for the sale |
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or lease of a hospital facility regardless of the provisions of |
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Section 285.051. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may, with the |
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approval of the commissioners court, lease undeveloped real |
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property for not more than 50 years to provide for the development |
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and construction of facilities designed to generate revenue for the |
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financial benefit of the district. The board, directly or through a |
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nonprofit corporation, may contract or enter into a joint venture |
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with a public or private entity as necessary to enter into a lease |
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under this subsection. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1478 passed the Senate on |
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April 16, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1478 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, one present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |