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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on relocating the Legislative Reference |
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Library. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "commission" means the |
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Texas Facilities Commission. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct a study on the benefits to |
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the state of relocating the Legislative Reference Library to a site |
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outside of the State Capitol. |
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(c) The commission shall: |
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(1) determine the amount of space required for the |
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optimal operation of the Legislative Reference Library, taking into |
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consideration the duties and functions of the library and the |
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convenience and productivity of its users; |
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(2) identify alternative sites for the library that |
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are near the State Capitol and that are currently or were formerly |
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used as a library; |
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(3) estimate for each alternative site the benefits |
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and costs to the state of relocating the library to that site; and |
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(4) estimate the cost of converting the existing site |
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into office space to be allocated in equal amounts to the governor's |
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office, the senate, and the house of representatives. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2016, the commission shall |
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submit to the legislature a written report containing the findings |
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of the study. |
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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, 2015. |