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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to approval and recording requirements for certain |
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conveyances of land owned by political subdivisions to the United |
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States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 272, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 272.0001 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 272.0001. GOVERNOR'S APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN |
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CONVEYANCES OF LAND. (a) A political subdivision must provide the |
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governor with advance notice of a proposed conveyance of land owned |
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by the political subdivision to the United States. The notice must |
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be sent to the governor not later than the 30th day before the date: |
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(1) notice is published under Section 272.001; or |
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(2) the land is offered for sale or exchange, if |
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Section 272.001 is not applicable to the sale or exchange. |
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(b) In addition to the advance notice of the proposed |
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conveyance to the United States, the political subdivision shall |
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submit to the governor a formal request for approval of the sale or |
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exchange. The political subdivision may conduct the sale or |
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exchange unless the governor gives the political subdivision |
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written notice disapproving the sale or exchange. The governor |
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must provide written notice of disapproval under this section not |
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later than the 30th day after the date the governor receives the |
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written request for approval. |
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(c) This section does not apply to the sale or exchange of |
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public land for use as a federal post office. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 272, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 272.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 272.007. INFORMATION ABOUT CERTAIN CONVEYANCES OF LAND |
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POSTED ON WEBSITE. (a) The General Land Office shall post |
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information relating to the conveyance of any public land by a |
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political subdivision to the United States, including land sold or |
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exchanged for use as a federal post office, on the agency's Internet |
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website. The information must be publicly accessible and include |
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the following for each sale or exchange: |
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(1) the entity acquiring the land; |
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(2) the entity offering the land for sale or exchange; |
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(3) the purchase price of the land or the value of the |
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property for which the land was exchanged; and |
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(4) the date of the sale or exchange. |
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(b) A political subdivision shall provide the General Land |
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Office the information described by Subsection (a) not later than |
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the 30th day after the date the land is sold or exchanged. |
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(c) The commissioner of the General Land Office shall adopt |
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any rules necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act do not apply |
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to the sale or exchange of land for which: |
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(1) notice of the offer of the sale or exchange is |
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published under Section 272.001, Local Government Code, before the |
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effective date of this Act; or |
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(2) the offer of the sale or exchange is made before |
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the effective date of this Act, if Section 272.001, Local |
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Government Code, does not apply to the sale or exchange. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |