83R6295 EAH-D
 
  By: Herrero H.B. No. 2089
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the powers and duties of the General Land Office,
  including the abolition of the Texas Facilities Commission and the
  transfer of its duties to the General Land Office.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.1391, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 411.1391.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: GENERAL LAND OFFICE [TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION].  
  (a)  The General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission] is
  entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record
  information maintained by the department that relates to a person
  who:
               (1)  is an employee or an applicant for employment with
  the land office [commission];
               (2)  is a consultant, intern, or volunteer for the land
  office [commission] or an applicant to serve as a consultant,
  intern, or volunteer;
               (3)  proposes to enter into a contract with or has a
  contract with the land office [commission] to perform services for
  or supply goods to the land office [commission]; or
               (4)  is an employee or subcontractor, or an applicant
  to be an employee or subcontractor, of a contractor that provides
  services to the land office [commission].
         (b)  Criminal history record information obtained by the
  General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission] under Subsection
  (a) may not be released or disclosed to any person except:
               (1)  on court order; or
               (2)  with the consent of the person who is the subject
  of the criminal history record information.
         SECTION 2.  Section 417.0081(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The state fire marshal, at the commissioner's
  direction, shall periodically inspect public buildings under the
  charge and control of the General Land Office [Texas Facilities
  Commission] and buildings leased for the use of a state agency by
  the General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission].
         SECTION 3.  Section 417.0082, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 417.0082.  PROTECTION OF CERTAIN STATE-OWNED OR
  STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS. (a)  The state fire
  marshal, under the direction of the commissioner, shall take any
  action necessary to protect a public building under the charge and
  control of the General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission],
  and the building's occupants, and the occupants of a building
  leased for the use of a state agency by the General Land Office
  [Texas Facilities Commission], against an existing or threatened
  fire hazard.  The state fire marshal and the General Land Office
  [Texas Facilities Commission] shall include the State Office of
  Risk Management in all communication concerning fire hazards.
         (b)  The commissioner, the commissioner of the General Land
  Office [Texas Facilities Commission], and the risk management board
  shall make and each adopt by rule a memorandum of understanding that
  coordinates the agency's duties under this section.
         SECTION 4.  Section 443.007(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The board shall:
               (1)  preserve, maintain, and restore the Capitol, the
  General Land Office Building, the John H. Reagan Building, their
  contents, and their grounds;
               (2)  define the buildings' grounds, except that the
  grounds may not include another state office building;
               (3)  review and approve the executive director's annual
  budget and work plan, the long-range master plan for the buildings
  and their grounds, and the furnishings plan for placement and care
  of objects under the care of the curator;
               (4)  approve all changes to the buildings and their
  grounds, including usual maintenance and any transfers or loans of
  objects under the curator of the Capitol's care;
               (5)  define and identify all significant aspects of the
  buildings and their grounds;
               (6)  define and identify, with the curator of the
  Capitol, all significant contents of the buildings and all
  state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time
  in the buildings; and
               (7)  maintain records relating to the construction and
  development of the buildings, their contents, and their grounds,
  including documents such as plans, specifications, photographs,
  purchase orders, and other related documents, the original copies
  of which shall be maintained by the Texas State Library and Archives
  Commission.
         SECTION 5.  Section 466.104(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The comptroller may request assistance from the General
  Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission] in performing its
  facilities-related duties under this section.
         SECTION 6.  Section 571.061(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission shall administer and enforce:
               (1)  Chapters 302, 303, 305, 572, and 2004;
               (2)  Subchapter C, Chapter 159, Local Government Code,
  in connection with a county judicial officer, as defined by Section
  159.051, Local Government Code, who elects to file a financial
  statement with the commission;
               (3)  Title 15, Election Code; and
               (4)  Section [Sections 2152.064 and] 2155.003.
         SECTION 7.  Section 571.091(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission shall prepare a written opinion
  answering the request of a person subject to any of the following
  laws for an opinion about the application of any of these laws to
  the person in regard to a specified existing or hypothetical
  factual situation:
               (1)  Chapter 302;
               (2)  Chapter 303;
               (3)  Chapter 305;
               (4)  Chapter 2004;
               (5)  Chapter 572;
               (6)  Subchapter C, Chapter 159, Local Government Code,
  as provided by Section 571.061(a)(2);
               (7)  Title 15, Election Code;
               (8)  Chapter 36, Penal Code;
               (9)  Chapter 39, Penal Code; or
               (10)  [Section 2152.064; or
               [(11)]  Section 2155.003.
         SECTION 8.  Section 572.003(c), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  The term means a member of:
               (1)  the Public Utility Commission of Texas;
               (2)  [the Texas Department of Economic Development;
               [(3)]  the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
               (3) [(4)]  the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
               (4) [(5)]  The Finance Commission of Texas;
               (5) [(6)  the Texas Facilities Commission;
               [(7)]  the Texas Board of Criminal Justice;
               (6) [(8)]  the board of trustees of the Employees
  Retirement System of Texas;
               (7) [(9)]  the Texas Transportation Commission;
               (8) [(10)  the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission;
               [(11)]  the Texas Department of Insurance;
               (9) [(12)]  the Parks and Wildlife Commission;
               (10) [(13)]  the Public Safety Commission;
               (11) [(14)]  the Texas Ethics Commission;
               (12) [(15)]  the State Securities Board;
               (13) [(16)]  the Texas Water Development Board;
               (14) [(17)]  the governing board of a public senior
  college or university as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code,
  or of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at
  Dallas, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The
  University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The
  University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The
  University of Texas System M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The
  University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, University of
  North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas Tech
  University Health Sciences Center, Texas State Technical
  College--Harlingen, Texas State Technical College--Marshall, Texas
  State Technical College--Sweetwater, or Texas State Technical
  College--Waco;
               (15) [(18)]  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
  Board;
               (16) [(19)]  the Texas Workforce Commission;
               (17) [(21)]  the board of trustees of the Teacher
  Retirement System of Texas;
               (18) [(22)]  the Credit Union Commission;
               (19) [(23)]  the School Land Board;
               (20) [(24)]  the board of the Texas Department of
  Housing and Community Affairs;
               (21) [(25)]  the Texas Racing Commission;
               (22) [(26)]  the State Board of Dental Examiners;
               (23) [(27)]  the Texas Medical [State] Board [of
  Medical Examiners];
               (24) [(28)]  the Board of Pardons and Paroles;
               (25) [(29)]  the Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
               (26) [(30)]  the Department of Information Resources
  governing board;
               (27) [(31)]  the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles 
  [Vehicle Board];
               (28) [(32)]  the Texas Real Estate Commission;
               (29) [(33)]  the board of directors of the State Bar of
  Texas;
               (30) [(34)]  the bond review board;
               (31) [(35)]  the [Texas Board of] Health and Human
  Services Commission;
               (32) [(36)     the Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental
  Retardation;
               [(37)  the Texas Board on Aging;
               [(38)  the Texas Board of Human Services;
               [(39)]  the Texas Funeral Service Commission;
               (33) [(40)]  the board of directors of a river
  authority created under the Texas Constitution or a statute of this
  state; or
               (34) [(41)]  the Texas Lottery Commission.
         SECTION 9.  Section 659.301(5), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (5)  "State employee" means an individual who:
                     (A)  is a commissioned law enforcement officer of
  the Department of Public Safety, the General Land Office [Texas
  Facilities Commission], the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission,
  or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
                     (B)  is a commissioned security officer of the
  comptroller;
                     (C)  is a law enforcement officer commissioned by
  the Parks and Wildlife Commission;
                     (D)  is a commissioned peace officer of an
  institution of higher education;
                     (E)  is an employee or official of the Board of
  Pardons and Paroles or the parole division of the Texas Department
  of Criminal Justice if the employee or official has routine direct
  contact with inmates of any penal or correctional institution or
  with administratively released prisoners subject to the board's
  jurisdiction;
                     (F)  has been certified to the Employees
  Retirement System of Texas under Section 815.505 as having begun
  employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial officer,
  unless the individual has been certified to the system as having
  ceased employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial
  officer; or
                     (G)  before May 29, 1987, received hazardous duty
  pay based on the terms of any state law if the individual holds a
  position designated under that law as eligible for the pay.
         SECTION 10.  Section 663.001(3), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (3)  "Commission" means the commissioner of the General
  Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission].
         SECTION 11.  Section 2151.003, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2151.003.  REFERENCE. A statutory reference to the
  General Services Commission, the State Board of Control, the State
  Purchasing and General Services Commission, or the Texas Building
  and Procurement Commission means:
               (1)  the commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas
  Facilities Commission] if the statutory reference concerns:
                     (A)  charge and control of state buildings,
  grounds, or property;
                     (B)  maintenance or repair of state buildings,
  grounds, or property;
                     (C)  construction of a state building;
                     (D)  purchase or lease of state buildings,
  grounds, or property by or for the state;
                     (E)  child care services for state employees under
  Chapter 663; or
                     (F)  surplus and salvage property; and
               (2)  the comptroller in all other circumstances, except
  as otherwise provided by law.
         SECTION 12.  Section 2151.004(c), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas
  Facilities Commission] retains the powers and duties of the former
  Texas Building and Procurement Commission relating to charge and
  control of state buildings, grounds, or property, maintenance or
  repair of state buildings, grounds, or property, child care
  services for state employees under Chapter 663, surplus and salvage
  property, construction of a state building, or purchase or lease of
  state buildings, grounds, or property by or for the state.
         SECTION 13.  Section 2151.0041(c), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  Unless otherwise provided by the legislature by law, on
  September 1, 2013:
               (1)  the powers and duties transferred to the
  comptroller under Section 2151.004(d) and under House Bill 3560,
  Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, are
  transferred to the commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas
  Facilities Commission];
               (2)  a reference in law to the comptroller relating to a
  power or duty transferred under this subsection means the
  commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas Facilities
  Commission];
               (3)  a rule or form adopted by the comptroller relating
  to a power or duty transferred under this subsection is a rule or
  form of the commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas
  Facilities Commission] and remains in effect until altered by the
  commissioner [commission];
               (4)  all obligations, contracts, proceedings, cases,
  negotiations, funds, and employees of the comptroller relating to a
  power or duty transferred under this subsection are transferred to
  the commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas Facilities
  Commission];
               (5)  all property and records in the custody of the
  comptroller relating to a power or duty transferred under this
  subsection and all funds appropriated by the legislature for
  purposes related to a power or duty transferred under this
  subsection are transferred to the commissioner of the General Land
  Office [Texas Facilities Commission]; and
               (6)  Section 122.0011, Human Resources Code, and the
  following provisions of the Government Code expire:
                     (A)  Sections 2151.004(c) and (d);
                     (B)  Section 2155.0011;
                     (C)  Section 2155.086;
                     (D)  Section 2155.087;
                     (E)  Section 2156.0011;
                     (F)  Section 2157.0011;
                     (G)  Section 2158.0011;
                     (H)  Section 2161.0011;
                     (I)  Section 2163.0011;
                     (J)  Section 2170.0011;
                     (K)  Section 2171.0011;
                     (L)  Section 2172.0011;
                     (M)  Section 2176.0011; and
                     (N)  Section 2262.0011.
         SECTION 14.  Section 2155.087(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The Statewide Procurement Advisory Council consists of
  the following four members or their designees:
               (1)  one member appointed by the governor;
               (2)  one member appointed by the  commissioner of the
  General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission];
               (3)  one member appointed by the Department of
  Information Resources; and
               (4)  one member appointed by the Legislative Budget
  Board.
         SECTION 15.  Section 2155.147(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The General Land Office is delegated all purchasing
  functions under Subtitles A, B, C, D, and E, Title 2, Natural
  Resources Code [relating to purchases under Section 33.603, Natural
  Resources Code, including coastal erosion studies, demonstration
  studies, and response projects].
         SECTION 16.  Section 2155.149(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The Veterans' Land Board is delegated all purchasing
  functions under Title 7, Natural Resources Code [relating to
  veterans homes and veterans cemeteries].
         SECTION 17.  Section 2162.051(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The State Council on Competitive Government consists of
  the following individuals or the individuals they designate:
               (1)  the governor;
               (2)  the lieutenant governor;
               (3)  the comptroller;
               (4)  the speaker of the house of representatives;
               (5)  [the presiding officer of the Texas Facilities
  Commission;
               [(6)]  the commissioner of the Texas Workforce
  Commission representing labor; and
               (6) [(7)]  the land commissioner.
         SECTION 18.  Section 2165.0011, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.0011.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission"
  means the commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas Facilities
  Commission].
         SECTION 19.  Subchapter B, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 2165.059 to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.059.  STATE FACILITIES FUND. (a) The state
  facilities fund is an account in the general revenue fund that may
  be appropriated only to the commissioner of the General Land Office
  for the purpose of implementing Chapters 2165, 2166, and 2167.
         (b)  The state facilities fund consists of:
               (1)  all money received from the lease of space to
  public or private tenants under this chapter, except as provided by
  Section 2165.156(2);
               (2)  all money received from the lease of space in
  state-owned parking lots and garages under Section 2165.2035;
               (3)  all money received from the use or lease of public
  buildings or grounds under Sections 2165.008 and 2165.151; and
               (4)  fines collected under Section 2165.058(e).
         (c)  Section 403.095 does not apply to the state facilities
  fund.
         (d)  The commissioner may recover all amounts spent from an
  account, other than the state facilities fund established under
  Subsection (a), for advertising, management, and leasing expenses
  incurred under this chapter from money described by Subsection (b)
  before deposit into the fund.
         SECTION 20.  Section 2165.107, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.107.  PREFERENCES IN ASSIGNING SPACE. (a) In
  filling a request for space, the commissioner of the General Land
  Office may, if economically feasible, [commission shall] give
  preference to available state-owned space.
         (b)  In assigning office space in a state building financed
  from bond proceeds, the commissioner may [commission shall] give
  first priority to a state agency that is not funded from general
  revenue.
         SECTION 21.  Section 2165.151, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.151.  AUTHORITY TO LEASE PUBLIC GROUNDS. All
  public grounds belonging to the state under the [commission's]
  charge and control of the commissioner of the General Land Office
  may be leased for any purpose [agricultural or commercial
  purposes].
         SECTION 22.  Section 2165.153, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.153.  ADVERTISEMENT OF LEASE PROPOSALS. The
  commissioner of the General Land Office [commission] shall
  advertise a lease proposal under this subchapter in the state
  business daily or on the General Land Office's Internet website
  [once a week for four consecutive weeks in at least two newspapers,
  one of which is published in the municipality in which the property
  is located or in the daily paper nearest to the property, and the
  other of which has statewide circulation].
         SECTION 23.  Section 2165.156, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.156.  DEPOSIT OF LEASE PROCEEDS. Money received
  from a lease under this subchapter, minus the amount spent for
  advertising, management, and leasing expenses, shall be deposited:
               (1)  in the general revenue fund [the state treasury]
  to the credit of the state facilities [general revenue] fund; or
               (2)  if the land leased belongs to an eleemosynary
  institution for which there is an appropriate special fund, to the
  credit of the institution in the appropriate special fund.
         SECTION 24.  Section 2165.2035(d), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  Money received from a lease under this program shall be
  deposited in the general revenue fund to the credit of the state
  facilities [general revenue] fund.
         SECTION 25.  Section 2165.206, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.206.  LEASE OF SPACE FOR CHILD CARE FACILITY.  
  (a)  The commissioner of the General Land Office may, if
  economically feasible, lease space to [Providing a site for] a
  child care facility in a state-owned building. A lease under this
  section may not impact [has first priority over all other uses of a
  building, except for the purposes essential to] the official
  functions of the agencies housed in the building.
         (b)  If the commissioner [commission] allocates space for
  the purpose of providing child care services for state employees,
  the commissioner [commission] shall designate the use of the space
  most appropriate for child care.
         (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle,
  the commissioner may [commission shall] lease at a rate set by the
  commissioner [commission] suitable space in state-owned buildings
  to child care providers selected as provided by Chapter 663.
         SECTION 26.  Section 2165.208, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.208.  UTILITIES AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES.  [(a)]  The
  commissioner of the General Land Office [commission] may furnish
  utilities and custodial services to a private tenant, including a
  child care provider selected by the commissioner under Chapter 663,
  at cost plus any management fees associated with procurement of
  services.
         [(b)     The commission shall furnish utilities and custodial
  services to a child care provider selected by the commission under
  Chapter 663 at cost.]
         SECTION 27.  Section 2165.211, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.211.  USE OF LEASE PROCEEDS. Money received from a
  lease under this subchapter shall be deposited in the general
  revenue fund to the credit of the state facilities fund [may be used
  only for building and property services performed by the
  commission].
         SECTION 28.  Section 2165.212, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The commissioner of the General Land Office may
  [commission shall] request the Department of Assistive and
  Rehabilitative Services [Texas Commission for the Blind] to
  determine under Section 94.003, Human Resources Code, whether it is
  feasible to install a vending facility in a building in which the
  commissioner [commission] intends to lease space to a private
  tenant, other than a child care provider. If the installation of
  the facility is feasible, the commissioner may give preference to
  an operator licensed [commission shall permit the installation] in
  accordance with Chapter 94, Human Resources Code.
         (c)  If the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
  Services [Texas Commission for the Blind] determines that the
  installation of a vending facility is not feasible, the
  commissioner may, in determining allocation of space available for
  lease, give preference [commission shall lease space] to at least
  one private tenant whose activity in the building will be managed by
  a blind person or by a person with a disability who is not blind.
         (d)  Notwithstanding any other provision, including Chapter
  94, Human Resources Code, the commissioner may allow a private
  vending facility to operate in a building under the commissioner's
  charge and control if the commissioner finds that it is in the best
  interest of the state.
         SECTION 29.  Section 2165.214, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2165.214.  PREFERENCE IN LEASING TO CERTAIN EXISTING
  VENDING FACILITIES. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
  subchapter or Chapters 2155, 2156, 2157, and 2158, the commissioner
  of the General Land Office may [commission shall] give a
  preference, when leasing space in a state-owned building for the
  operation of a vending facility as defined by Chapter 94, Human
  Resources Code, to an existing lessee, licensee, or contractor who
  operates a vending facility on the property if:
               (1)  the existing lessee, licensee, or contractor has
  operated a vending facility on the property for not less than 10
  years;
               (2)  Chapter 94, Human Resources Code, does not apply
  to the property;
               (3)  the commissioner [commission] finds there is a
  history of quality and reliable service; and
               (4)  the proposal of the existing lessee, licensee, or
  contractor for the right to continue operation of the facility is
  consistent with the historical quality of service and the
  historical retail pricing structure at the facility.
         SECTION 30.  Section 2165.252(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commissioner of the General Land Office 
  [commission] may allocate space in buildings in the Texas Judicial
  Complex only to:
               (1)  a court;
               (2)  a judicial agency;
               (3)  the attorney general's office;
               (4)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
               (5)  the Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth
  Commission];
               (6)  the Criminal Justice Policy Council;
               (7)  the State Commission on Judicial Conduct;
               (8)  the State Office of Administrative Hearings;
               (9)  the Board of Law Examiners;
               (10)  the Council on Sex Offender Treatment;
               (11)  building security;
               (12)  building maintenance; or
               (13)  a vending facility [operated under Chapter 94,
  Human Resources Code].
         SECTION 31.  Section 2166.001(1), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (1)  "Commission" means the commissioner of the General
  Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission].
         SECTION 32.  Section 2166.003(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Unless otherwise provided, this chapter does not apply
  to:
               (1)  a project constructed by and for the Texas
  Department of Transportation;
               (2)  a project constructed by and for a state
  institution of higher education;
               (3)  a pen, shed, or ancillary building constructed by
  and for the Department of Agriculture for the processing of
  livestock before export;
               (4)  a project constructed by the Parks and Wildlife
  Department;
               (5)  a repair or rehabilitation project, except a major
  renovation, of buildings and grounds on the [commission] inventory
  of the General Land Office;
               (6)  a repair and rehabilitation project of another
  using agency, if all labor for the project is provided by the
  regular maintenance force of the using agency under specific
  legislative authorization and the project does not require the
  advance preparation of working plans or drawings;
               (7)  a repair and rehabilitation project involving the
  use of contract labor, if the project has been excluded from this
  chapter by [commission] rule of the commissioner of the General
  Land Office and does not require the advance preparation of working
  plans or drawings;
               (8)  an action taken by the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality under Subchapter F or I, Chapter 361, Health
  and Safety Code;
               (9)  a repair, rehabilitation, or construction project
  on property owned by the Texas Department of Housing and Community
  Affairs or the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation;
               (10)  a project constructed by and for the Veterans'
  Land Board; [or]
               (11)  a project constructed by and for the Texas
  Historical Commission; or
               (12)  a project constructed by and for the General Land
  Office.
         SECTION 33.  The heading to Section 2166.006, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2166.006.  LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF LAND COMMISSIONER
  [COMMISSION].
         SECTION 34.  Section 2166.006(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commissioner of the General Land Office may request
  representation by the attorney general [shall represent the
  commission] in legal matters.
         SECTION 35.  Section 2166.052, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The commissioner of the General Land Office, with the
  approval of the School Land Board [commission, as provided by law
  and by legislative appropriation], may:
               (1)  acquire necessary real and personal property and
  modernize, remodel, build, or equip buildings for state purposes;
  [and]
               (2)  contract as necessary to accomplish these
  purposes; and
               (3)  sell or otherwise dispose of real property of the
  state.
         (a-1)  The proceeds from the sale of real property of the
  state under Subsection (a)(3) shall be deposited in the general
  revenue fund to the credit of the state facilities fund. The
  commissioner may recover all amounts spent from an account, other
  than the state facilities fund, for management, acquisition, and
  disposition expenses incurred from the sale proceeds before deposit
  into the fund.
         (c)  The commissioner [commission] may enter into a contract
  with the City of Austin to govern the transfer, sale, or exchange of
  real property and interests in real property, including the
  vacation of street rights-of-way, easements, and other interests,
  as necessary or advantageous to both parties. The agreement may
  provide for the transfer, sale, or exchange by one party in favor of
  the other for a reasonable value established by the parties and may
  provide for a transfer, sale, or exchange to be credited against
  future property or interests to be transferred, sold, or exchanged
  between the parties. Section 272.001, Local Government Code, does
  not apply to a transaction governed by this section.
         SECTION 36.  Sections 2166.056(a), (b), and (d), Government
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commissioner of the General Land Office
  [commission] may grant a permanent or temporary easement,
  franchise, license, or right-of-way over and on the land of a state
  agency on a project administered by the commissioner [commission]
  or enter into a joint use agreement regarding the land if it is
  necessary to ensure the efficient and expeditious construction,
  improvement, renovation, use, or operation of a building or
  facility of the project.
         (b)  The commissioner [commission shall submit an easement
  or right-of-way that may extend beyond the period of construction
  to the asset management division] of the General Land Office [for
  written comment not later than the 30th day before the date it is
  granted by the commission. The commission] may enter into a joint
  use agreement or grant a franchise or license at the commissioner's
  [commission's] discretion and for the period determined by the
  commissioner [commission] if the commissioner [commission]
  determines that the joint use agreement, franchise, or license is
  in the best interests of the state and if adequate consideration is
  received by the state under the agreement or under the terms of the
  franchise or license.
         (d)  The commissioner [commission] shall approve all joint
  use agreements, franchises, and licenses under this section by a
  majority vote in an open meeting.
         SECTION 37.  Subchapter C, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 2166.105 to read as follows:
         Sec. 2166.105.  STUDY TO ASSESS FUNCTIONS OF TEXAS
  FACILITIES COMMISSION TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL LAND OFFICE. (a) The
  General Land Office shall conduct a study of its functions under
  this chapter and Chapters 2165 and 2167. The study must assess the
  best allocation of state resources for:
               (1)  the acquisition and lease of state buildings;
               (2)  the construction of buildings owned by the state;
               (3)  the control and maintenance of buildings owned or
  leased by the state; and
               (4)  all other related responsibilities performed by
  the commissioner of the General Land Office.
         (b)  The study must consider the benefits to the state of
  outsourcing any of the commissioner's functions to private entities
  or of allocating those functions to other state agencies.
         (c)  The commissioner, not later than January 1, 2015, shall
  report the findings and conclusions of the study to the legislature
  and shall include any recommendations the commissioner considers
  appropriate resulting from the study.
         (d)  This section expires January 1, 2016.
         SECTION 38.  Section 2166.202, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2166.202.  SELECTION OF PRIVATE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL;
  RULES. (a) The commissioner of the General Land Office
  [commission] is responsible for selecting any private design
  professional retained for a project subject to this chapter.
         (b)  The commissioner [commission, in consultation with the
  Texas Board of Architectural Examiners and the Texas Board of
  Professional Engineers,] shall adopt [by rule] criteria to evaluate
  the competence and qualifications of a prospective private design
  professional.
         (c)  The commissioner [commission] shall select a private
  design professional in accordance with criteria [a rule] adopted
  under this section [and the ethical standards of the professional
  societies of architects and engineers].
         SECTION 39.  Section 2166.260, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2166.260.  APPROVAL OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES REQUIRED.
  A state agency may not spend more than the amount authorized for the
  cost of a project unless the governor and the Legislative Budget
  Board approve the expenditure. Once the cost of a project reaches
  the amount authorized for the project, each change to approved
  project plans must be approved by the School Land [governor and the
  Legislative Budget] Board.
         SECTION 40.  Section 2166.305, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2166.305.  REVIEW OF UNIFORM GENERAL CONDITIONS. (a)
  The commissioner of the General Land Office [commission] shall
  [require a] review [of] the uniform general conditions of state
  building construction contracts whenever the commissioner
  [commission] considers review worthwhile, but not less frequently
  than once every five years.
         (b)  In conducting the review under Subsection (a), the
  commissioner may consult [A committee appointed by the commission
  shall perform the review.     The committee consists of]:
               (1)  [the director of facilities construction and space
  management appointed under Section 2152.104, who serves as the
  presiding officer of the committee;
               [(2)     six individuals appointed by the commission, one
  each from the lists of nominees submitted respectively by the:
                     [(A)  president of] the Texas Society of
  Architects;
               (2)  [(B)  president of] the Texas Society of
  Professional Engineers;
               (3)  [(C)  presiding officer of] the Executive Council
  of the Texas Associated General Contractors Chapters;
               (4)  [(D)  executive secretary of] the Mechanical
  Contractors Associations of Texas, Incorporated;
               (5)  [(E)  executive secretary of] the Texas Building
  and Construction Trades Council; [and]
               (6)  [(F)  president of] the Associated Builders and
  Contractors of Texas;
               (7)  institutions [(3)     one individual appointed by
  the commission representing an institution] of higher education, as
  defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
               (8)  state agencies [(4)     one individual appointed by
  the commission representing a state agency] that have [has a]
  substantial ongoing construction programs [program];
               (9)  [(5)     one individual appointed by the commission
  representing] the attorney general's office;
               (10)  [(6)     one individual appointed by the commission
  representing the interests of] historically underutilized
  businesses; [and]
               (11)  [(7)     two individuals appointed by the
  commission, each representing a different] minority contractors
  associations; and
               (12)  other interested parties [association].
         (c)  The commissioner shall publish proposed amendments to
  the uniform general conditions of state building construction
  contracts in the Texas Register for comment not later than the 45th
  day before adoption of the amendments. [Members of the committee
  serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and
  necessary expenses.]
         SECTION 41.  Section 2166.355(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The design professional or the design professional's
  authorized representative shall:
               (1)  assist the commissioner of the General Land Office
  [commission] in obtaining proposals from contractors and in
  awarding and preparing construction contracts;
               (2)  be responsible for interpretation of the contract
  documents and changes made to the contract documents;
               (3)  provide an interpretation of plans and
  specifications as required during construction;
               (4)  check and approve samples, schedules, shop
  drawings, and other submissions only for conformance with the
  design concept of the project and for compliance with the
  information in the contract documents;
               (5)  comment on and contribute to [approve or
  disapprove] all change order requests, as required by the
  commissioner [and, subject to Section 2166.257, prepare all change
  orders];
               (6)  assemble all written guarantees required of the
  contractors;
               (7)  make periodic visits to the project site to become
  generally familiar with the progress and quality of the work and to
  determine in general if the work is proceeding in accordance with
  the contract documents;
               (8)  make a written inspection report after each visit
  to the project site and send a copy of the report to the contractor
  and the commissioner [commission];
               (9)  keep the commissioner [commission] informed of the
  progress of the work and endeavor to guard against defects and
  deficiencies in contractors' work;
               (10)  determine periodically the amount owing to the
  contractors and recommend to the commissioner [commission] payment
  of that amount; and
               (11)  conduct inspections to determine the dates of
  substantial and final completion and notify the commissioner 
  [commission] and the using agency of the determination.
         SECTION 42.  Section 2166.453(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commissioner of the General Land Office 
  [commission] may meet space needs of one or more state agencies that
  are being met through leased space by purchasing or constructing
  one or more buildings under this section. The purchase or
  construction of a building may include the purchase of the
  building's grounds and related improvements. The purchase or
  construction of a building under this section must be:
               (1)  financed through bonds issued by the Texas Public
  Finance Authority; and
               (2)  approved by the School Land Board [legislature if
  it is in session or by the Legislative Budget Board if the
  legislature is not in session].
         SECTION 43.  Section 2167.0011, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2167.0011.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission"
  means the commissioner of the General Land Office [Texas Facilities
  Commission].
         SECTION 44.  Section 2167.002, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2167.002.  PREREQUISITES FOR LEASING SPACE. [(a)]  The
  commissioner of the General Land Office [commission] may lease
  space for a state agency in accordance with this chapter and the
  agency's specifications if[:
               [(1)     state-owned space is not otherwise available to
  the agency; and
               [(2)]  the agency has verified it has money available
  to pay for the lease.
         [(b)     In making a determination under this section that
  state-owned space is not available to a state agency, the
  commission must consider all reasonably available state-owned
  space in this state, regardless of whether utilizing state-owned
  space would require the agency to move all or part of the agency's
  operations to a different geographic location in this state.]
         SECTION 45.  Section 2167.0021, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2167.0021.  BEST INTEREST OF STATE [VALUE STANDARD] FOR
  LEASE OF SPACE. (a) The commissioner of the General Land Office
  may [commission shall] lease space for any purpose the commissioner
  determines is in the best interest of [the use of a state agency on
  the basis of obtaining the best value for] the state.
         (b)  [The commission shall adopt rules establishing
  guidelines for the determination of best value in a lease
  contract.] In determining the best interest of the state [value],
  the commissioner [commission] may consider:
               (1)  the cost of the lease contract;
               (2)  the condition and location of lease space;
               (3)  utility costs;
               (4)  access to public transportation;
               (5)  parking availability;
               (6)  security;
               (7)  telephone service availability;
               (8)  indicators of probable lessor performance under
  the contract, such as the lessor's financial resources and the
  lessor's experience;
               (9)  compliance with the architectural barriers law,
  Chapter 469 [Article 9102, Revised Statutes]; and
               (10)  other relevant factors.
         (c)  This section does not prohibit the commissioner
  [commission] from leasing space from the offeror that offers the
  space at the lowest cost if the commissioner [commission]
  determines that doing so is in [obtains] the best interest of [value
  for] the state.
         SECTION 46.  Sections 2167.053(a), (b), (c), and (d),
  Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  When space is leased through competitive bidding, the
  commissioner of the General Land Office [commission] shall
  determine the bid that is in the best interest of [provides the best
  value for] the state after considering moving costs, the cost of
  time lost in moving, the cost of telecommunications services, and
  other relevant factors.
         (b)  The commissioner [commission] shall send to the leasing
  state agency:
               (1)  a copy of all bids received; and
               (2)  the commissioner's [commission's] recommended
  award.
         (c)  If, after review of the bids and evaluation of all
  relevant factors, the leasing state agency's opinion is that the
  bid selected by the commissioner [commission] is not the bid that is
  in the best interest of [provides the best value for] the state, it
  may file with the commissioner [commission] a written
  recommendation that the award be made to a bidder other than the
  commissioner's [commission's] recommended bidder. The leasing
  state agency's recommendation must contain the agency's
  justification for its recommendation and a complete explanation of
  all factors it considered.
         (d)  The commissioner [commission] shall fully consider the
  leasing state agency's recommendation in making an award to a
  bidder [and, if it does not agree, shall notify the agency of its
  disagreement in writing. The leasing state agency and the
  commission shall attempt to agree on the award].
         SECTION 47.  Section 2167.054, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2167.054.  LEASING SPACE THROUGH COMPETITIVE SEALED
  PROPOSALS. (a) The commissioner of the General Land Office
  [commission] may lease space using competitive sealed proposals.
         (b)  The commissioner [commission] shall solicit proposals
  by publishing a notice of request for proposals [in]:
               (1)  in the state business daily [Texas Register]; or
  [and]
               (2)  on the General Land Office's Internet website [a
  newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the space is
  to be leased].
         (c)  The commissioner [commission] shall open each proposal
  in a manner that does not disclose the contents of the proposal
  during the process of negotiating with competing offerors.
         (d)  As provided in a request for proposals and under rules
  adopted by the commissioner [commission], the commissioner
  [commission] may discuss acceptable or potentially acceptable
  proposals with offerors to assess an offeror's ability to meet the
  solicitation requirements and to obtain the most advantageous lease
  contract for the state. The commissioner [commission] may invite a
  leasing state agency to participate in discussions and negotiations
  conducted under this section. After receiving a proposal but
  before making an award, the commissioner [commission] may permit
  the offeror to revise the proposal to obtain the best final
  proposal.
         (e)  The commissioner [commission] may not disclose
  information derived from proposals submitted from competing
  offerors in conducting discussions under Subsection (d).
         (f)  The commissioner [commission] shall provide each
  offeror whose proposal meets the minimum requirements in the
  request for proposals a reasonable opportunity to discuss and
  revise its proposal.
         (g)  The commissioner [commission] shall make a written
  award of a lease to the offeror whose proposal is in [provides] the
  best interest of [value for] the state, considering price and the
  evaluation factors in the request for proposals. The commissioner
  [commission] shall state in writing in the contract file the
  reasons for which an award is made.
         (h)  The commissioner [commission] shall refuse all
  proposals if the commissioner [it] determines that none of the
  proposals is acceptable.
         (i)  If the competitive sealed proposal procedure for
  leasing space is used by a state agency that has been delegated
  leasing authority under Section 2167.005, the agency shall follow
  the procedures outlined by this section and any rules adopted by the
  commissioner [commission].
         SECTION 48.  Section 2167.102, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2167.102.  REMEDIAL ACTION AGAINST LESSOR. (a) When a
  state agency occupying leased space is aware of circumstances that
  require remedial action against the lessor, the agency shall notify
  the commissioner of the General Land Office [commission].
         (b)  The commissioner [commission] may investigate the
  circumstances and the lessor's performance under the contract.
         (c)  The attorney general on the commissioner's
  [commission's] request shall represent [assist] the commissioner
  [commission] in protecting the state's interest under a lease
  contract.
         SECTION 49.  Sections 2167.104(a), (c), (d), and (e),
  Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Subject to restrictions imposed by a lease or other
  enforceable contract, the commissioner of the General Land Office
  [commission], at the request of the occupying agency, may [shall]
  sublease part of a space leased under this chapter to a child care
  provider for the operation of a child care facility.
         (c)  This section does not affect the duties of the
  commissioner [commission] regarding child care facilities in
  state-owned buildings and potential child care facility sites in
  state-owned buildings under Chapter 663, 2165, or 2166.
         (d)  The occupying agency and the commissioner [commission]
  may agree to:
               (1)  procedures relating to the selection of the child
  care provider;
               (2)  granting some preference in enrollment to children
  of officers and employees of the occupying state agency; and
               (3)  any other matter regarding the operation of the
  child care facility.
         (e)  The commissioner may [commission shall] sublease space
  under this section to a child care provider approved by the
  commissioner [commission] under Chapter 663 at a rate set by the
  commissioner [commission].
         SECTION 50.  Section 2175.001(1-a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (1-a)  "Commission" means the commissioner of the
  General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission].
         SECTION 51.  Section 2175.189, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2175.189.  ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE.  If the value of an
  item or a lot of property to be sold is estimated to be more than
  $25,000, the commissioner of the General Land Office [commission]
  shall advertise the sale at least once in the state business daily
  or on the General Land Office's Internet website [at least one
  newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity in which the
  property is located].
         SECTION 52.  Section 2262.002, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  This chapter does not apply to the Veterans' Land Board
  or the General Land Office.
         SECTION 53.  Section 2262.004(d), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  Notwithstanding Section 2262.001 or 2262.002, this
  section applies to:
               (1)  an institution of higher education as defined by
  Section 61.003, Education Code; [and]
               (2)  contracts of the Texas Department of
  Transportation that relate to highway construction or highway
  engineering; and
               (3)  the Veterans' Land Board and the General Land
  Office.
         SECTION 54.  Section 2267.002, Government Code, as added by
  Chapter 1129 (H.B. 628), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 2267.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO GOVERNMENTAL
  ENTITIES ENGAGED IN PUBLIC WORKS.  This chapter applies to a public
  work contract made by a governmental entity authorized by state law
  to make a public work contract, including:
               (1)  a state agency as defined by Section 2151.002,
  including the General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission];
               (2)  a local government, including:
                     (A)  a county;
                     (B)  a municipality;
                     (C)  a school district;
                     (D)  any other special district or authority,
  including a hospital district, a defense base development authority
  established under Chapter 379B, Local Government Code, and a
  conservation and reclamation district, including a river authority
  or any other type of water district; and
                     (E)  any other political subdivision of this
  state;
               (3)  a public junior college as defined by Section
  61.003, Education Code; and
               (4)  a board of trustees governed by Chapter 54,
  Transportation Code.
         SECTION 55.  Section 2267.065(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Chapters 2155, 2156, and 2166, any interpretations,
  rules, or guidelines of the comptroller and the commissioner of the
  General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission], and
  interpretations, rules, or guidelines developed under Chapter 2262
  do not apply to a qualifying project under this chapter.
         SECTION 56.  Section 2267.452(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  This section does not apply to enforcement of a contract
  entered into by a state agency.  In this subsection, "state agency"
  has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002.  The term includes the
  General Land Office [Texas Facilities Commission].
         SECTION 57.  Section 3151.003, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 3151.003.  APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply
  to:
               (1)  the construction, renovation, or equipment of the
  Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium or to improvements related
  to the stadium, except that the height of the stadium or a related
  improvement may not exceed 666 feet above sea level;
               (2)  the construction, redevelopment, or improvement
  of 11th Street pursuant to the East 11th and 12th Streets
  Redevelopment Program, except that the height of an improvement may
  not exceed 600 feet above sea level; [or]
               (3)  the construction, redevelopment, or improvement
  of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport under a redevelopment and reuse
  plan for the airport adopted by the City of Austin; or
               (4)  the construction, redevelopment, or improvement
  of a building or structure initiated by the General Land Office.
         SECTION 58.  Section 35.101, Utilities Code, is amended by
  adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
               (3)  "State facility" means a state-owned building or
  facility that is under the management of the commissioner.
         SECTION 59.  Section 35.104, Utilities Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 35.104.  LIMIT IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a) Sections 35.102
  and 35.103 do not apply to the rates, retail service area,
  facilities, or public retail customers of a municipally owned
  electric utility that has not adopted customer choice or an
  electric cooperative that has not adopted customer choice. In a
  certificated service area of an electric utility in which customer
  choice has not been introduced, the state may not engage in retail
  transactions that exceed 2.5 percent of a retail electric utility's
  total retail load.
         (b)  The limitation on retail transactions under Subsection
  (a) does not apply to a state facility provided electric service
  under Section 35.107.
         SECTION 60.  Subchapter D, Chapter 35, Utilities Code, is
  amended by adding Section 35.107 to read as follows:
         Sec. 35.107.  STATE-OWNED FACILITIES UNDER MANAGEMENT OF
  GENERAL LAND OFFICE. (a)  The commissioner, acting on behalf of the
  state, may, under the State Energy Marketing Program and as
  provided by Sections 35.101, 35.102, and 35.103, sell or otherwise
  convey power or natural gas generated from royalties taken in kind
  as provided by Sections 52.133(f), 53.026, and 53.077, Natural
  Resources Code, directly to a state facility, including a state
  facility in the certificated service area of a municipally owned
  utility or an electric cooperative that has not adopted customer
  choice.
         (b)  In providing electricity to a state facility under the
  State Energy Marketing Program, the commissioner is entitled to
  nondiscriminatory access to the transmission and distribution
  system for the certificated service area in which the customer is
  located, including the certificated service area of a municipally
  owned utility or an electric cooperative that has not adopted
  customer choice.
         (c)  A municipally owned utility or an electric cooperative
  may continue to bill directly a state facility as provided by
  Sections 40.057 and 41.057 for entities that have opted for
  customer choice.
         (d)  If requested by the commissioner, metering and billing
  services shall be performed by the transmission and distribution
  utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative in
  whose certificated service area the state facility is located.
         (e)  The authority of the commissioner to provide
  electricity to a state facility under this section does not
  constitute the introduction of customer choice in the certificated
  service area of a municipally owned utility or electric
  cooperative.
         SECTION 61.  The following provisions of the Government Code
  are repealed:
               (1)  Section 551.0726;
               (2)  Chapter 2152;
               (3)  Section 2155.147(c);
               (4)  Section 2165.155;
               (5)  Section 2165.2035(f);
               (6)  Sections 2165.205(a) and (c);
               (7)  Section 2165.212(b);
               (8)  Section 2165.215;
               (9)  Section 2166.052(b);
               (10)  Section 2166.056(c);
               (11)  Section 2166.152(e);
               (12)  Sections 2166.257(b), (c), (d), and (e);
               (13)  Section 2167.053(e); and
               (14)  Section 2167.104(f).
         SECTION 62.  (a)  The Texas Facilities Commission is
  abolished.
         (b)  The validity of an action taken by the Texas Facilities
  Commission before it is abolished is not affected by the abolition.
         SECTION 63.  (a)  All powers and duties of the Texas
  Facilities Commission are transferred to the General Land Office.
         (b)  A rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the
  Texas Facilities Commission continues in effect as a rule, form,
  policy, procedure, or decision of the General Land Office until
  superseded by an act of the land commissioner or the land
  commissioner's designee.
         (c)  A court case, administrative proceeding, contract
  negotiation, or other proceeding involving the Texas Facilities
  Commission is transferred without change in status to the General
  Land Office, and the General Land Office assumes, without a change
  in status, the position of the Texas Facilities Commission in a
  negotiation or proceeding to which the Texas Facilities Commission
  is a party.
         (d)  All money, contracts, leases, rights, bonds, and
  obligations of the Texas Facilities Commission are transferred to
  the General Land Office.
         (e)  All personal property, including records, in the
  custody of the Texas Facilities Commission becomes the property of
  the General Land Office.
         (f)  All funds appropriated by the legislature to the Texas
  Facilities Commission are transferred to the General Land Office.
         SECTION 64.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.