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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of certain real property held by the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall |
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transfer to the City of Burnet the real property described by |
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Section 2 of this Act. |
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(b) The City of Burnet shall use the property transferred |
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under this Act only for a purpose that benefits the public interest |
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of the state. If the City of Burnet uses the property for any |
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purpose other than a purpose that benefits the public interest of |
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the state, ownership of the property automatically reverts to the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer |
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the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The |
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instrument of transfer must provide that: |
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(1) the City of Burnet use the property only for a |
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purpose that benefits the public interest of the state; and |
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(2) ownership of the property will automatically |
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revert to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if the City of |
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Burnet uses the property for any purpose other than a purpose that |
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benefits the public interest of the state. |
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(d) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall retain |
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custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of |
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transfer is filed in the real property records of Burnet County. |
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SECTION 2. The real property referred to in Section 1 of |
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this Act is described as follows: |
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The portion of the 330 acres donated by the City of Burnet to |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the development of the |
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Ellen Halbert Unit that was not used in that project. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |