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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the multiuse training and operations center facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.0141, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0141. MULTIUSE TRAINING AND OPERATIONS CENTER |
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FACILITY. (a) The Texas Facilities Commission shall construct a |
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multiuse training and operations center facility to be used by the |
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department, the Texas military forces, county and municipal law |
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enforcement agencies, and any other military or law enforcement |
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agency, including agencies of the federal government: |
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(1) [,] for training purposes; |
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(2) to house law enforcement assets and equipment; and |
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(3) to support and initiate tactical operations and |
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law enforcement missions. |
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(b) The Texas Facilities Commission, with the assistance of |
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the department, shall locate and acquire real property for the |
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purpose of constructing the training and operations center |
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facility. The governing body of a county, [or] municipality, or |
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navigation district, on behalf of the county, [or] municipality, or |
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navigation district, may donate real property to the department for |
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the [training] facility. The donation may be in fee simple or |
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otherwise. |
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(c) The department shall, with the assistance of the Texas |
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Facilities Commission, design the training and operations center |
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facility. |
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(d) On completion of the construction of the training and |
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operations center facility, the Texas Facilities Commission shall |
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transfer ownership of the [training] facility, including the real |
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property and buildings, to the department. |
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(e) The department shall manage the training and operations |
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center facility and may adopt rules necessary to implement this |
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section. The department shall make the [training] facility |
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available for use by the department, the Texas military forces, |
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county and municipal law enforcement agencies, and any other |
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military or law enforcement agency, including agencies of the |
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federal government. The department may set and collect fees for the |
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use of the [training] facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |