BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 2913
86R22414 BEE-D	By: Zerwas (Kolkhorst)
	Transportation
	5/15/2019
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Certain real property, currently owned by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas (DPS), is adjacent to Child Advocates of Fort Bend's office in Rosenberg. H.B. 2913 seeks to provide for the transfer of that property to the Child Advocates of Fort Bend.

H.B. 2913 requires DPS to transfer to Child Advocates of Fort Bend certain real property as described by the bill. The bill requires Child Advocates of Fort Bend to use the property only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state and provides for the automatic reversion of property ownership to DPS if the property is used for any other purpose. The bill requires DPS to transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer and sets out certain requirements for the instrument of transfer. The bill requires DPS to retain custody of the instrument of transfer after it is filed in the real property records of Fort Bend County

H.B. 2913 amends current law relating to the transfer of certain real property held by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. (a) Requires the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas (DPS), as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, to transfer to Child Advocates of Fort Bend the real property described by Section 2 of this Act.

(b) Requires Child Advocates of Fort Bend to use the property transferred under this Act only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state. Provides that, if Child Advocates of Fort Bend uses the property for any purpose other than a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state, ownership of the property automatically reverts to DPS.

(c) Requires DPS to transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. Requires the instrument of transfer to provide that:

(1) Child Advocates of Fort Bend use the property only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state; and

(2) ownership of the property will automatically revert to DPS if Child Advocates of Fort Bend uses the property for any purpose other than a purpose that benefits the public interest of the state.

(d) Requires DPS to retain custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of transfer is filed in the real property records of Fort Bend County.

SECTION 2. Sets forth the real property referred to in Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2019.