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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of the General Land Office and other state |
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agencies with regard to the accounting for and management of real |
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property owned by the state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.154(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than August 1 of each [the] year [in which the
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commissioner of the General Land Office submits a report as
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provided by Section 31.157, Natural Resources Code], the department |
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shall submit a preliminary report of the report required under |
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Subsection (a) to the commissioner of the General Land Office |
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identifying the real property used for military purposes. Not |
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later than September 1 of each [the] year [in which the commissioner
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of the General Land Office submits a report as provided by Section
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31.157, Natural Resources Code], the department shall submit the |
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final report as required by Subsection (a) to: |
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(1) the governor; |
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(2) the presiding officer of each house of the |
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legislature; |
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(3) the Legislative Budget Board; and |
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(4) the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and |
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Policy [governor's budget office]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 31.155(a) and (b), Natural Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The division is not responsible for maintaining the |
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inventory records, as provided by Section 31.154, of the real |
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property administered by [the Texas Department of Transportation,] |
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an institution of higher education[, the Employees Retirement
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System of Texas, or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas]. The |
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institution of higher education [agencies] administering the real |
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property shall maintain those records. |
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(b) An institution of higher education [The Texas
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Department of Transportation], on the request of the division, but |
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not more than semiannually, shall submit its real property |
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inventory records to the division[. The real property inventory
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records of an institution of higher education, the Employees
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Retirement System of Texas, and the Teacher Retirement System of
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Texas, on the request of the division, but not more than
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semiannually, shall be submitted to the division] for information |
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purposes only. The division shall maintain the inventory records |
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of the former Texas National Research Laboratory Commission, to the |
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extent possible, and is responsible for the disposal of any real |
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property interests held by the former commission as provided by |
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Subchapter G. |
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SECTION 3. Section 31.155(d), Natural Resources Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 713 (H.B. 3436), 1153 (S.B. 211), and 1339 (S.B. |
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894), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is |
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reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The duty under this subchapter of the division to review |
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and verify real property records and to make recommendations |
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regarding real property and of the commissioner to prepare a report |
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involving real property does not apply to: |
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(1) the real property of an institution of higher |
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education; |
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(2) the real property that is part of a fund created or |
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specifically authorized by the constitution of this state and that |
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is administered by or with the assistance of the land office; and |
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(3) [the real property of the Employees Retirement
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System of Texas;
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[(4)
the real property of the Teacher Retirement
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System of Texas; and
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[(5)] the real property located in the Capitol |
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complex, as defined by Section 443.0071, Government Code |
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[(5)
the real property included in the Capitol Complex
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as defined by Section 411.061(a)(1), Government Code]. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 31.156(a) and (e), Natural Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The division shall review the real property inventory of |
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each state agency annually [not less than every four years, and a
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review shall be made during the calendar year before the agency is
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scheduled for abolition under the Texas Sunset Act (Chapter 325,
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Government Code)]. The division may verify the accuracy of |
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inventory records provided by an agency. |
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(e) The [In any year that the division will evaluate real
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property under the management and control of the Texas Military
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Department, the] division shall notify the Texas Military |
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Department [department] before the division begins an [the] |
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evaluation of real property under the management and control of the |
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department. |
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SECTION 5. Section 31.157(e), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The final report shall be submitted to the governor, all |
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members [the presiding officers of both houses] of the legislature, |
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the Legislative Budget Board, and the Governor's Office of Budget, |
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Planning, and Policy [governor's budget office] not later than |
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September 1 of each year. |
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SECTION 6. Section 31.155(c), Natural Resources Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 7. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a final report required to be submitted under Section 31.157, |
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Natural Resources Code, after the effective date of this Act. A |
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report required to be submitted on or before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately preceding the |
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effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |