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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to hospital district real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The Legislature finds that the entering into the |
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agreements authorized by Health and Safety Code Section 281.050(b) |
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designed to generate revenues for the financial benefit of the |
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district is in furtherance of hospital purposes and serves a public |
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purpose of this state in furthering the benefits to the district and |
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the public welfare of the persons served by the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 281.050 Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may, with the |
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approval of the commissioners court, enter into a lease |
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[undeveloped real property for not more than 50 years to provide for
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the development and construction of facilities, a lease] with an |
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option to purchase, an installment purchase agreement, an |
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installment sale agreement or any other form of agreement |
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considered appropriate by the board to provide for the development, |
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construction, improvement, acquisition or management of real |
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property, whether developed or undeveloped designed to generate |
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revenue for the financial benefit of the district. The board, |
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directly or through a nonprofit corporation, may contract or enter |
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into a joint venture with a public or private entity as necessary to |
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enter into |
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any form of agreement determined by the board to be |
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appropriate to generate revenue for the financial benefit of the |
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district [a lease] under this subsection. |
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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, 2015. |