Bill Text: TX HB1607 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-14 - Left pending in committee [HB1607 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB1607-Introduced.html
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| By: Guillen | H.B. No. 1607 | |
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| relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other | ||
| persons. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2165.2035, Government | ||
| Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2165.2035. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS | ||
| AND GARAGES; USE AFTER HOURS. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Sections 2165.204, 2165.2045, and 2165.2046 to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2165.204. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS | ||
| AND GARAGES; EXCESS INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES. (a) The commission | ||
| may lease to a private individual an individual parking space in a | ||
| state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin that | ||
| the commission determines is not needed to accommodate the regular | ||
| parking requirements of state employees who work near the lot or | ||
| garage and visitors to nearby state government offices. | ||
| (b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be | ||
| deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund. | ||
| Sec. 2165.2045. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS | ||
| AND GARAGES; EXCESS BLOCKS OF PARKING SPACE. (a) The commission | ||
| may lease to an institution of higher education or a local | ||
| government all or a significant block of a state-owned parking lot | ||
| or garage located in the city of Austin that the commission | ||
| determines is not needed to accommodate the regular parking | ||
| requirements of state employees who work near the lot or garage and | ||
| visitors to nearby state government offices. | ||
| (b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be | ||
| deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund. | ||
| Sec. 2165.2046. REPORTS ON PARKING PROGRAMS. On or before | ||
| October 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a | ||
| report to the Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness | ||
| of parking programs developed by the commission under this | ||
| subchapter. The report must, at a minimum, include: | ||
| (1) the yearly revenue generated by the programs; | ||
| (2) the yearly administrative and enforcement costs of | ||
| each program; | ||
| (3) yearly usage statistics for each program; and | ||
| (4) initiatives and suggestions by the commission to: | ||
| (A) modify administration of the programs; and | ||
| (B) increase revenue generated by the programs. | ||
| 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, 2011. | ||
