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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain state property for community food |
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gardens. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The General Land Office shall develop a plan |
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for the establishment of community food gardens on real property |
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that: |
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(1) is owned or controlled by the state; and |
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(2) is not being used or is being substantially |
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underused. |
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(b) The General Land Office shall work with other state |
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agencies that own or control real property, including the Texas |
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Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice, and the Parks and Wildlife Department, in developing the |
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plan. |
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(c) The plan must: |
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(1) identify real property owned or controlled by the |
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state that is appropriate for the establishment of community food |
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gardens; |
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(2) identify any statutory or other barriers to |
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implementation of the plan and make recommendations for eliminating |
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or addressing those barriers; and |
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(3) analyze the costs and benefits of implementation |
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of the plan. |
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(d) Not later than September 1, 2014, the General Land |
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Office shall submit the plan to the legislature. |
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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. |