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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice to Mitchell County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the |
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effective date of this Act, the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice shall transfer to Mitchell County the real property |
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described by Subsection (e) of this section. |
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(b) Mitchell County shall use the property transferred |
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under this Act only for a purpose that benefits the public interest |
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of the state. If Mitchell County uses the property for any purpose |
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other than a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state, |
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ownership of the property automatically reverts to the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice. |
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(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer |
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the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The |
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instrument of transfer must: |
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(1) provide that: |
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(A) Mitchell County use the property only for a |
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purpose that benefits the public interest of the state; and |
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(B) ownership of the property will automatically |
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revert to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if Mitchell |
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County uses the property for any purpose other than a purpose that |
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benefits the public interest of the state; and |
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(2) describe the property to be transferred by metes |
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and bounds. |
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(d) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall retain |
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custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of |
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transfer is filed in the real property records of Mitchell County. |
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(e) The real property referred to in this section is |
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described as follows: |
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Tract 1 |
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221.72 acres of land out of Section 31, Block 26, T&P Rwy. Co |
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Surveys, Mitchell County, Texas, and being the middle 1/2 of that |
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portion of said Section 31 north of Interstate 20. Described |
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further by metes and bounds as follows: |
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Beginning: At an iron pin in the north line of said section |
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that is N 76° 38' 11" E - 1184.8' from the N.W. corner of said Section |
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31 |
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Thence: N 76° 38' 11" E - 2550.8' along said north line to an |
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iron pin |
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Thence: S 12° 51' 41" E - 3325.7' to an iron pin in the north |
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r/w of Interstate 20 |
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Thence: S 56° 49' 49" W - 2719.9' along said r/w to an iron pin |
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Thence: N 12° 51' 41" W - 4247.3' to the place of beginning and |
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containing 221.72 acres of land more or less. |
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(f) Mitchell County shall pay any transaction fees |
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resulting from the transfer of property under this Act. |
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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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