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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the lease of space by or for a state agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2167.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2167.002. PREREQUISITES FOR LEASING SPACE. (a) The |
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commission may lease space for a state agency in accordance with |
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this chapter and the agency's specifications if: |
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(1) state-owned space is not otherwise available to |
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the agency; and |
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(2) the agency has verified it has money available to |
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pay for the lease. |
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(b) In making a determination under this section that |
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state-owned space is not available to a state agency, the |
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commission must consider all available state-owned space in this |
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state, regardless of whether utilizing state-owned space would |
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require the agency to move all or part of the agency's operations to |
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a different geographic location in this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2167.005(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission may delegate to a state agency, including |
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an institution of higher education, the authority to enter into |
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lease contracts for space if the commission determines that |
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state-owned space is not available as provided by Section 2167.002. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |