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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice of a sale of surplus or salvage property by |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 263.153(a) and (c), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] |
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commissioners court shall publish notice of a sale of surplus or |
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salvage property in at least one newspaper of general circulation |
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in the county. |
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(c) A county that contracts with an auctioneer licensed |
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under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code, or that authorizes a county |
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employee in the course and scope of the employee's duties, [who uses
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an Internet auction site offering online bidding through the
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Internet] to sell surplus or salvage property under this subchapter |
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through an Internet auction site offering online bidding through |
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the Internet [having an estimated value of not more than $500] shall |
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satisfy the notice requirement under this section by posting the |
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property on the site for at least 10 days [unless the property is
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sold before the 10th day]. |
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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, 2013. |