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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the donation of property from a state agency to an |
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assistance organization or a local governmental entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2175.181, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2175.181. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies |
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to a state agency delegated the authority to dispose of surplus or |
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salvage property under Section 2175.065. |
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(b) This subchapter does not apply to property that is to be |
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donated under Section 2175.241. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2175.241, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2175.241. DESTRUCTION OR DONATION OF SURPLUS OR |
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SALVAGE PROPERTY. (a) If the commission [or a state agency] cannot |
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otherwise sell or dispose of property in accordance with this |
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chapter, [or] has determined that the property has no resale value, |
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or has determined that the state will sufficiently benefit from |
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donating the property, the property may be: |
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(1) destroyed as worthless salvage; or |
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(2) donated to an assistance organization or a local |
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governmental entity. |
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(b) A state agency may only donate surplus or salvage |
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property under this chapter that could be resold if the agency |
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notifies the commission and provides sufficient information for the |
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commission to be able to confirm the benefit to the state. |
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(c) The commission may charge the assistance organization |
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or local governmental entity that receives the donation an amount |
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sufficient to cover the costs associated with the donation, not to |
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exceed 10 percent of the item's market value. |
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(d) A state agency that donates property under this section |
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is responsible for notifying the comptroller of the donation and |
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any benefit received that must be reported. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2175.242(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Authorization by the commission is not required for the |
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deletion of salvage or donated items of another state agency from |
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the state property accounting records. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |