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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting and disposition of certain state-owned |
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real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 2166.109, 2166.110, and 2166.111 to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 2166.109. CONSOLIDATED DATABASE OF STATE-OWNED REAL |
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PROPERTY ASSETS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2166.003, this |
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section applies to all state agencies, including a state agency |
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otherwise exempt from this chapter under that section, other than a |
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state institution of higher education. |
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(b) The commission shall establish and maintain a |
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centralized, consolidated database for state-owned real property |
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assets. The commission shall design the database to provide a broad |
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overview of state agency real property assets and require state |
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agencies to provide more generalized, less detailed information on |
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real property assets than is required under Subchapter E, Chapter |
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31, Natural Resources Code. |
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(c) The commission by rule shall prescribe: |
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(1) the information required for the database and the |
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form for a state agency to provide the information; |
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(2) the responsibilities and access rights of the |
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commission and other state agencies related to the database; and |
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(3) a schedule for establishing the database and for |
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state agencies to submit information to the commission for |
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inclusion in the database. |
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(d) Each state agency shall submit to the commission in |
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accordance with commission rules: |
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(1) not later than September 30 of each even-numbered |
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year, the agency's inventory of state-owned real property assets |
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current as of the last day of the most recent state fiscal year; and |
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(2) not later than the 90th day after the date of the |
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occurrence, a description of any acquisition, disposition, or |
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significant change in condition or status of a real property asset |
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included in the agency's inventory. |
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Sec. 2166.110. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 |
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of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report to |
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the governor and legislature on the status of all state-owned real |
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property assets included in the database maintained under Section |
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2166.109. |
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Sec. 2166.111. DISPOSITION OF STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY. |
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(a) A state agency in the executive branch of state government |
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shall notify the commission at least 60 days before the date of any |
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planned sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of a |
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state-owned real property asset included in the agency's inventory |
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under Section 2166.109. |
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(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date of receiving |
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notice from a state agency under Subsection (a), the commission |
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shall submit to the state agency and governor a recommendation on |
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whether the property is suitable to meet an identified space need of |
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another state agency. |
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(c) A state agency may not sell, lease, exchange, or |
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otherwise dispose of property the commission recommends as suitable |
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to meet an identified space need of another state agency unless the |
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governor, in writing, authorizes the agency to proceed with the |
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sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition. |
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(d) This section does not apply to the disposition of a |
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state highway right-of-way or to any legislative action directing |
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the disposition of state-owned real property. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Texas Facilities Commission is required |
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to implement this Act only if the legislature appropriates money |
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specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not |
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appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission |
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may, but is not required to, implement this Act using other |
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appropriations available for that purpose. |
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(b) A state agency is not required to comply with Section |
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2166.109 or 2166.111, Government Code, as added by this Act, until |
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the Texas Facilities Commission has established the database and |
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adopted the rules required by Section 2166.109, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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