By: Guillen	H.B. No. 2514

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to interim studies on real property owned by the state.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  INTERIM STUDY. (a) The State Office of Risk
	Management shall conduct an interim study on insurable state
	assets, using information provided by the Legislative Budget Board,
	to develop a statewide strategy to ensure that all real property
	owned by the state, including buildings, facilities, and land, is
	adequately insured.
	(b)  The Legislative Budget Board shall collect the
	information described by this section from each state agency and
	institution of higher education that possesses real property and
	require each agency and institution to submit the information to
	the board by a date prescribed by the board. The board shall
	coordinate with the following entities to collect the information:
	(1)  the comptroller of public accounts;
	(2)  the state auditor's office;
	(3)  the State Office of Risk Management;
	(4)  the General Land Office;
	(5)  the Texas Facilities Commission;
	(6)  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and
	(7)  any other state agency.
	(c)  The Legislative Budget Board shall coordinate the
	collection of comprehensive real property data for official state
	use, including for a state agency other than an institution of
	higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code:
	(1)  for each state-owned building or facility:
	(A)  the name of the state agency that has charge
	and control of the building or facility;
	(B)  the number or name of the building or
	facility;
	(C)  the address and geographic coordinates of the
	building or facility;
	(D)  a description of the building or facility,
	including the type of construction based on the Insurance Services
	Office classification system, the cost of construction, and a
	statement on the quality of the construction;
	(E)  the year the building or facility was built
	or the acquisition date of the building or facility;
	(F)  the number of stories and the square footage
	of the building or facility;
	(G)  the occupancy type of the building or
	facility;
	(H)  the amount of space in the building or
	facility that is being used, expressed as a percentage;
	(I)  the status of the fire alarm system within
	the building or facility;
	(J)  information on protection systems and
	features of the building or facility, including fire protection
	systems and features and any violations for which the building or
	facility has been cited;
	(K)  the value of the building or facility based
	on replacement value, market value, donated value, or purchase
	price, including the year the building or facility was appraised;
	(L)  the value of the contents of the building or
	facility;
	(M)  the fund from which the building or facility
	was purchased;
	(N)  information on the flood zone status of the
	building or facility;
	(O)  any surrounding use of the building or
	facility; and
	(P)  the type of fund profiled under the uniform
	statewide accounting system that the state agency used to purchase
	the building or facility; and
	(2)  for state-owned land:
	(A)  the name of the state agency that has charge
	and control of the land;
	(B)  the address and geographic coordinates of the
	land;
	(C)  the name of the land, if any;
	(D)  whether a historical marker is located on the
	land, and if so, a description of the historical marker;
	(E)  the amount of acres of the land;
	(F)  whether the land is located in a flood zone;
	(G)  any surrounding use of the land;
	(H)  the value of the land based on market value,
	donated value, or purchase price and the year the land was
	appraised; and
	(I)  the fund from which the land was purchased.
	(d)  The Legislative Budget Board shall collect the real
	property data of an institution of higher education, as defined by
	Section 61.003, Education Code, from:
	(1)  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, as
	such data is reported to that board, including, for each building or
	facility owned by an institution:
	(A)  the name of the institution that has charge
	and control of the building or facility, including the number
	assigned to the institution by the Federal Interagency Committee on
	Education;
	(B)  the number or name of the building or
	facility;
	(C)  the address and geographic coordinates of the
	building or facility;
	(D)  a description of the building or facility,
	including the type of construction;
	(E)  the year the building or facility was built
	or the acquisition date of the building or facility;
	(F)  the number of stories and the square footage
	of the building or facility;
	(G)  the occupancy type of the building or
	facility;
	(H)  the amount of space in the building or
	facility that is being used, expressed as a percentage;
	(I)  the value of the building or facility based
	on replacement value; and
	(J)  information on the flood zone status of the
	building or facility; and
	(2)  each institution of higher education, including,
	for land owned by the institution:
	(A)  the name of the institution that has charge
	and control of the land, including the number assigned to the
	institution by the Federal Interagency Committee on Education;
	(B)  the address and geographic coordinates of the
	land;
	(C)  the name of the land, if any;
	(D)  the amount of acres of the land; and
	(E)  the value of the land based on the market
	value or acquisition value.
	(e)  The Legislative Budget Board shall report the
	information submitted by each state agency and institution of
	higher education to the State Office of Risk Management by a date
	prescribed by the State Office of Risk Management.
	(f)  Not later than June 1, 2024, the State Office of Risk
	Management shall consolidate the information received by the
	Legislative Budget Board and enter it into a single database
	accessible by the legislature and all state agencies and
	institutions of higher education.
	(g)  Not later than August 31, 2024, the State Office of Risk
	Management shall conduct the insurable state asset interim study
	and report the office's findings and recommendations to the
	legislature. The report must include a statewide strategy that
	will ensure all real property owned by the state is adequately
	insured.
	SECTION 2.  SELECT INTERIM COMMITTEES; STUDY. (a) A Senate
	Select Committee on State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting,
	and Assessment and a House Select Committee on State Real Property
	Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment are established to,
	separately or jointly, study:
	(1)  the potential benefits of maintaining a
	comprehensive database of all real property owned by the state;
	(2)  the potential financial loss to the state that
	could result from the state owning uninsured and underinsured real
	property;
	(3)  any efficiencies or cost savings potentially
	achieved by requiring the General Land Office to submit the annual
	report required under Section 31.157, Natural Resources Code, to
	the Texas Department of Transportation, the Employees Retirement
	System of Texas, and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;
	(4)  the potential benefits or burdens, including
	administrative burdens, of requiring each state agency and
	institution of higher education to report information on the real
	property it possesses, at the same time and in a uniform manner, to
	a single entity, and how often the information should be reported;
	(5)  which state agency is best suited to collect
	information on all real property owned by the state and the
	appropriate method for collecting this information;
	(6)  the information that is currently reported by
	state agencies and institutions of higher education regarding real
	property of which agencies and institutions have charge and
	control;
	(7)  the distinction between state agencies and
	institutions of higher education that report information on real
	property owned by the state as compared to state agencies and
	institutions of higher education that collect information for a
	report on real property owned by the state;
	(8)  information determined by the Legislative Budget
	Board as necessary for the State Office of Risk Management to
	conduct an insurable state asset study to develop a statewide
	strategy that will ensure all real property owned by the state is
	adequately insured;
	(9)  how often the State Office of Risk Management
	should submit an insurable state asset study to the legislature;
	(10)  the results of the appraisal required by
	Subsection (e) of this section, and the potential loss to the state
	by inadequately insuring the Capitol Complex, as defined by Section
	443.0071, Government Code; and
	(11)  other potential ways to ensure that the state is
	able to identify, track, and maintain a database of the location,
	condition, and replacement value of all real property owned by the
	state.
	(b)  Not later than November 30, 2023, the lieutenant
	governor shall appoint five senators to the Senate Select Committee
	on State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment
	and designate one senator to serve as the chair, and the speaker of
	the house of representatives shall appoint five state
	representatives to the House Select Committee on State Real
	Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment and select one
	state representative to serve as the chair.
	(c)  The committees established under this section shall
	convene separately at the call of the chair of the respective
	committee, or jointly at the call of both chairs. In joint
	meetings, the chairs of each committee shall act as joint chairs.
	(d)  Following consideration of the factors listed in
	Subsection (a) of this section, the committees established under
	this section shall jointly adopt recommendations and report in
	writing any findings and adopted recommendations to the legislature
	not later than January 13, 2025. The report, at a minimum, must
	identify a single entity to collect information on all real
	property owned by the state, including buildings, facilities, and
	land.
	(e)  The committees established under this section shall
	conduct an appraisal of all or part of the Capitol Complex, as
	defined by Section 443.0071, Government Code. The appraisal must
	be completed in a manner that ensures that the committees can comply
	with the requirements of Subsection (a)(10) of this section.  To
	conduct the appraisal required under this subsection, the
	committees may:
	(1)  use the services of the State Office of Risk
	Management, including any existing appraisal contracts developed
	by the office; or
	(2)  contract with a state certified or state licensed
	real estate appraiser in accordance with Subchapter A, Chapter
	2254, Government Code, and other applicable state procurement
	practices.
	SECTION 3.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2025.
	SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2023.