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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 lease |
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undeveloped real property for not more than 50 years to provide for |
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the development and construction of facilities designed to generate |
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revenue for the financial benefit of the district. The board, |
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directly or through a nonprofit corporation, may contract or enter |
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into a joint venture with a public or private entity as necessary to |
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enter into a lease 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. |