By: Springer (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 468

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2019; April 16, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations; May 9, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 9, 2019, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the Collingsworth County Hospital District to take certain actions regarding district property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 1014.107, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1014.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT [BUILDINGS]. (a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings or other facilities required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire by purchase, lease, or lease to purchase or may construct, repair, or renovate property, including facilities or equipment, for use in the district's hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the purchase price.

(c) The board may lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or part of the district's property for the district, including facilities or equipment, to a public or private entity.

SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 1014, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1014.113 to read as follows:

Sec. 1014.113. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district, through its board, may contract with any person to manage or operate a district facility.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.

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