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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing certain real property transactions |
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involving the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND TERMS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE OF |
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REAL PROPERTY. (a) The asset management division of the General |
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Land Office, on behalf of the Department of Public Safety of the |
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State of Texas, shall, not later than August 31, 2017, offer to |
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convey to Randall County the real property described by Section 2 of |
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this Act under the terms provided by this section. |
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(b) Sections 31.157, 31.1571, 31.158, and 31.159, Natural |
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Resources Code, do not apply to a sale or exchange of real property |
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authorized by this Act. |
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(c) If the real property is offered for sale to Randall |
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County, consideration for the sale must be in an amount equal to the |
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market value of the property as established by an independent |
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appraisal obtained by the asset management division of the General |
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Land Office. If the real property is offered to Randall County in |
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exchange for property conveyed by Randall County to the Department |
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of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the property exchanged must |
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be of equivalent market value as established by an independent |
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appraisal obtained by the asset management division of the General |
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Land Office. |
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(d) Subject to Subsection (e) of this section, proceeds from |
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a sale of real property authorized by this Act shall be deposited to |
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the credit of a dedicated account in the general revenue fund and |
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may be used only for the purpose of constructing, purchasing, or |
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leasing a new facility for the Amarillo office of the Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas. Section 403.095, Government |
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Code, does not apply to money deposited under this subsection. |
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(e) In the event the real property described by Section 2 of |
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this Act is transferred by sale, the expenses incurred by the asset |
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management division of the General Land Office in conducting the |
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sale may be deducted from the proceeds of the sale before deposit in |
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the general revenue fund under Subsection (d) of this section. In |
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the event the real property is transferred by exchange, Randall |
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County shall pay to the General Land Office an amount equal to the |
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expenses incurred by the asset management division of the General |
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Land Office in conducting the exchange. The funds paid by Randall |
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County shall be deposited in the general revenue fund to the credit |
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of the General Land Office. |
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SECTION 2. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION. The property subject to |
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sale or exchange by the Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas under this Act is described as follows: |
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A 2-1/2 acre tract of land out of a 7.21 acre tract owned by Randall |
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County in Block No. TWELVE (12), of Eberstadt and Brock Subdivision |
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of the West one-half (W/2) of Section No. ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE |
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(185), Block No. TWO (2), A.B.&M. Survey in Randall County, Texas, |
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described as follows: |
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BEGINNING at a point in the South line of said Block 12, |
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whence its Southwest corner lies West, 124.88 feet, this point is on |
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the Northwestern line of U.S. Highways 60 & 87; |
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THENCE North 66° 57' 10" West, 135.70 feet to a point on the |
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East line of Georgia Street; |
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THENCE North, along the East line of Georgia Street, 622.22 |
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feet to a point on the South line of Rebecca Drive; |
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THENCE East, along the South line of Rebecca Drive, 336.25 |
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feet to a 1/2" Iron Rod the Northwest corner and Beginning point of |
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this tract; |
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THENCE East 268.75 feet found a 3/4" Iron Pipe, the Northeast |
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corner of this tract; |
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THENCE South, 308.75 feet to a 1/2" Iron Rod on the |
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Northwestern line of U. S. Highways 60 & 87; |
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THENCE Southwesterly, along said Highway right-of-way line, |
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being a curve to the left whose radius point bears South 34° 24' 22" |
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East, 5859.58 feet, a distance of 332.27 feet to a 1/2" Iron Rod, |
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the Southwest corner of this tract; |
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THENCE North 504.23 feet to the Beginning point of this |
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tract, containing 2.5 acres, more or less. |
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SECTION 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR BUILD-TO-SUIT LEASE. The |
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Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas may enter into a |
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contract to lease a facility built to suit the department to which |
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the operations conducted by the department on the property |
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described by Section 2 of this Act will be relocated. A contract |
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entered into under this section must be for a lease term of at least |
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10 years. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2013. |