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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale and use of certain land used for a world |
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exposition. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 253.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (m) and (n) to read as follows: |
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(m) Subsection (b) does not apply to the sale of a public |
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square or park if the land: |
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(1) was part of the site of a world exposition |
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recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions; and |
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(2) has a total area of dedicated public square or park |
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of 20 acres or more. |
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(n) A petition for judicial review of a sale under |
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Subsection (m) must be filed on or before the 180th day after the |
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date the ordinance or resolution authorizing the sale is adopted. A |
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petition filed after that date is barred. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 253, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 253.0011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.0011. SALE OR LEASE OF LAND USED FOR WORLD |
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EXPOSITION RESTRICTED. (a) If a municipality or local government |
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corporation sells land as authorized by Section 253.001(m): |
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(1) the land may not be used to develop and construct a |
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hotel; and |
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(2) other land that the municipality or local |
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government corporation owns that was part of the site of a world |
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exposition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions |
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may not be sold, leased, or otherwise used to develop and construct |
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a hotel. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to land owned by an |
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institution of higher education on January 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |