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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of real property on which a state supported |
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living center is located. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 555, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY |
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Sec. 555.201. OPTION TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY. (a) If the |
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commission, the department, or another state agency or entity |
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offers for sale real property owned by the state on which a state |
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supported living center is located, the real property must be |
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offered for sale to the city and county in which the real property |
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is located before the real property is offered for sale to the |
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general public. If the city or county purchases the real property, |
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the purchase price may not be less than market value. |
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(b) Subsection (a) may not be construed as requiring the |
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commission, the department, or another state agency or entity to |
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offer real property owned by the state on which a state supported |
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living center is located to the city and county in which the real |
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property is located before offering the real property for sale to a |
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state agency. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.158(c)(1), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) The sale or lease shall be by sealed bid, by public |
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auction, or as provided by Subsection (d); provided, however, the |
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School Land Board shall have the first option to purchase such real |
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property pursuant to Section 31.159 of this code and the city and |
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county in which the real property is located shall have the option |
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to purchase such real property pursuant to Section 555.201, Health |
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and Safety Code. Subdivisions (2)-(7) apply only to a sale or lease |
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by sealed bid or public auction. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |