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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of surplus or salvage state agency |
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property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2175.182(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A state agency that determines it has surplus or salvage |
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property shall inform the commission of the property's kind, |
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number, location, condition, original cost or value, and date of |
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acquisition [that fact for the purpose of determining the method of
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disposal of the property]. The commission may take physical |
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possession of the property. |
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SECTION 2. The heading of Section 2175.1825, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2175.1825. ADVERTISING ON COMMISSION [COMPTROLLER] |
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WEBSITE. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2175.1825(a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) After a state agency informs the commission that it has |
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surplus or salvage property [Not later than the second day after the
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date the comptroller receives notice from a state agency under
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Section 2175.182(c)], the commission [comptroller] shall advertise |
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the property's kind, number, location, and condition on the |
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commission's [comptroller's] website. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2175.183, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2175.183. COMMISSION NOTICE TO OTHER ENTITIES. The |
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commission shall inform other state agencies, political |
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subdivisions, and assistance organizations of the commission's |
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[comptroller's] website that lists surplus property that is |
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available for transfer [sale]. |
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SECTION 5. The heading of Section 2175.184, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2175.184. [DIRECT] TRANSFER. |
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SECTION 6. Section 2175.184(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) During the 10 business days after the date the property |
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is posted on the commission's [comptroller's] website, a state |
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agency, political subdivision, or assistance organization shall |
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coordinate with the commission for a transfer of the property at a |
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price established by the commission. A transfer to a state agency |
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has priority over any other transfer during this period. |
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SECTION 7. Section 2175.185(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission [Not later than the second day after the
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date the comptroller receives notice under Subsection (a), the
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comptroller] shall remove the property from the list of surplus |
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property for sale on the commission's [comptroller's] website on |
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the date that the property is transferred. |
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SECTION 8. Section 2175.190, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission by rule may establish a procedure that |
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allows a participating state agency to receive a return on small |
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value items through the transfer of similar items. |
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SECTION 9. Section 2175.182(c), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 10. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to property designated by a state agency for transfer on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. State agency property that is |
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designated for transfer before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the designation was made, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 11. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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