Bill Text: TX HB2664 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the abolition of the Texas Facilities Commission and the transfer of its duties to the comptroller, General Land Office, and State Preservation Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-17 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2664 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2664-Introduced.html
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By: King of Parker | H.B. No. 2664 |
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relating to the abolition of the Texas Facilities Commission and | ||
the transfer of its duties to the comptroller, General Land Office, | ||
and State Preservation Board. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 466.104(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The comptroller may request assistance from the General | ||
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facilities-related duties under this section. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 571.061(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commission shall administer and enforce: | ||
(1) Chapters 302, 303, 305, 572, and 2004; | ||
(2) Subchapter C, Chapter 159, Local Government Code, | ||
in connection with a county judicial officer, as defined by Section | ||
159.051, Local Government Code, who elects to file a financial | ||
statement with the commission; | ||
(3) Title 15, Election Code; and | ||
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SECTION 3. Section 571.091(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commission shall prepare a written opinion | ||
answering the request of a person subject to any of the following | ||
laws for an opinion about the application of any of these laws to | ||
the person in regard to a specified existing or hypothetical | ||
factual situation: | ||
(1) Chapter 302; | ||
(2) Chapter 303; | ||
(3) Chapter 305; | ||
(4) Chapter 2004; | ||
(5) Chapter 572; | ||
(6) Subchapter C, Chapter 159, Local Government Code, | ||
as provided by Section 571.061(a)(2); | ||
(7) Title 15, Election Code; | ||
(8) Chapter 36, Penal Code; | ||
(9) Chapter 39, Penal Code; or | ||
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SECTION 4. Section 572.003(c), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(c) The term means a member of: | ||
(1) the Public Utility Commission of Texas; | ||
(2) the Texas Department of Economic Development; | ||
(3) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; | ||
(4) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; | ||
(5) The Finance Commission of Texas; | ||
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Retirement System of Texas; | ||
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college or university as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, | ||
or of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at | ||
Dallas, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The | ||
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The | ||
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The | ||
University of Texas System M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The | ||
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, University of | ||
North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas Tech | ||
University Health Sciences Center, Texas State Technical | ||
College--Harlingen, Texas State Technical College--Marshall, Texas | ||
State Technical College--Sweetwater, or Texas State Technical | ||
College--Waco; | ||
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Board; | ||
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Retirement System of Texas; | ||
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Housing and Community Affairs; | ||
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governing board; | ||
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Services Commission; | ||
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authority created under the Texas Constitution or a statute of this | ||
state; or | ||
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SECTION 5. Section 659.301(5), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(5) "State employee" means an individual who: | ||
(A) is a commissioned law enforcement officer of | ||
the Department of Public Safety, the General Land Office [ |
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or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; | ||
(B) is a commissioned security officer of the | ||
comptroller; | ||
(C) is a law enforcement officer commissioned by | ||
the Parks and Wildlife Commission; | ||
(D) is a commissioned peace officer of an | ||
institution of higher education; | ||
(E) is an employee or official of the Board of | ||
Pardons and Paroles or the parole division of the Texas Department | ||
of Criminal Justice if the employee or official has routine direct | ||
contact with inmates of any penal or correctional institution or | ||
with administratively released prisoners subject to the board's | ||
jurisdiction; | ||
(F) has been certified to the Employees | ||
Retirement System of Texas under Section 815.505 as having begun | ||
employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial officer, | ||
unless the individual has been certified to the system as having | ||
ceased employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial | ||
officer; or | ||
(G) before May 29, 1987, received hazardous duty | ||
pay based on the terms of any state law if the individual holds a | ||
position designated under that law as eligible for the pay. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 663.001(3), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(3) "Commission" means the commissioner of the General | ||
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SECTION 7. Section 2151.003, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2151.003. REFERENCE. A statutory reference to the | ||
General Services Commission, the State Board of Control, the State | ||
Purchasing and General Services Commission, or the Texas Building | ||
and Procurement Commission means: | ||
(1) the commissioner of the General Land Office [ |
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(A) charge and control of state buildings, | ||
grounds, or property; | ||
(B) maintenance or repair of state buildings, | ||
grounds, or property; | ||
(C) construction of a state building; | ||
(D) purchase or lease of state buildings, | ||
grounds, or property by or for the state; or | ||
(E) child care services for state employees under | ||
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(2) the comptroller in all other circumstances, except | ||
as otherwise provided by law. | ||
SECTION 8. Section 2151.004(c), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(c) The commissioner of the General Land Office [ |
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Texas Building and Procurement Commission relating to charge and | ||
control of state buildings, grounds, or property, maintenance or | ||
repair of state buildings, grounds, or property, child care | ||
services for state employees under Chapter 663, [ |
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lease of state buildings, grounds, or property by or for the state. | ||
SECTION 9. Section 2151.0041(c), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) Unless otherwise provided by the legislature by law, on | ||
September 1, 2013: | ||
(1) the powers and duties transferred to the | ||
comptroller under Section 2151.004(d) and under House Bill 3560, | ||
Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, are | ||
transferred to the commissioner of the General Land Office [ |
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(2) a reference in law to the comptroller relating to a | ||
power or duty transferred under this subsection means the | ||
commissioner of the General Land Office [ |
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(3) a rule or form adopted by the comptroller relating | ||
to a power or duty transferred under this subsection is a rule or | ||
form of the commissioner of the General Land Office [ |
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commission; | ||
(4) all obligations, contracts, proceedings, cases, | ||
negotiations, funds, and employees of the comptroller relating to a | ||
power or duty transferred under this subsection are transferred to | ||
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(5) all property and records in the custody of the | ||
comptroller relating to a power or duty transferred under this | ||
subsection and all funds appropriated by the legislature for | ||
purposes related to a power or duty transferred under this | ||
subsection are transferred to the commissioner of the General Land | ||
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(6) Section 122.0011, Human Resources Code, and the | ||
following provisions of the Government Code expire: | ||
(A) Sections 2151.004(c) and (d); | ||
(B) Section 2155.0011; | ||
(C) Section 2155.086; | ||
(D) Section 2155.087; | ||
(E) Section 2156.0011; | ||
(F) Section 2157.0011; | ||
(G) Section 2158.0011; | ||
(H) Section 2161.0011; | ||
(I) Section 2163.0011; | ||
(J) Section 2170.0011; | ||
(K) Section 2171.0011; | ||
(L) Section 2172.0011; | ||
(M) Section 2176.0011; and | ||
(N) Section 2262.0011. | ||
SECTION 10. Section 2155.087(b), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The Statewide Procurement Advisory Council consists of | ||
the following four members or their designees: | ||
(1) one member appointed by the governor; | ||
(2) one member appointed by the commissioner of the | ||
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(3) one member appointed by the Department of | ||
Information Resources; and | ||
(4) one member appointed by the Legislative Budget | ||
Board. | ||
SECTION 11. Section 2162.051(a), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The State Council on Competitive Government consists of | ||
the following individuals or the individuals they designate: | ||
(1) the governor; | ||
(2) the lieutenant governor; | ||
(3) the comptroller; | ||
(4) the speaker of the house of representatives; | ||
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Commission representing labor; and | ||
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SECTION 12. Section 2165.0011, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2165.0011. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission" | ||
means the commissioner of the General Land Office [ |
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SECTION 13. Section 2165.256(a), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The State Cemetery Committee shall oversee all | ||
operations of the State Cemetery. The committee shall develop a | ||
budget for the operations of the State Preservation Board | ||
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whose duties primarily relate to the operation of the State | ||
Cemetery. | ||
SECTION 14. Sections 2165.2561(a), (k), (l), (p), (q), (r), | ||
and (t), Government Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The State Cemetery Committee is composed of: | ||
(1) three voting members appointed as follows: | ||
(A) one member of the general public appointed by | ||
the governor; | ||
(B) one member of the general public appointed by | ||
the governor from a list submitted by the lieutenant governor; and | ||
(C) one member of the general public appointed by | ||
the governor from a list submitted by the speaker of the house of | ||
representatives; and | ||
(2) three nonvoting advisory members appointed as | ||
follows: | ||
(A) one employee of the Texas Historical | ||
Commission appointed by the executive director of the Texas | ||
Historical Commission; | ||
(B) one employee of the State Preservation Board | ||
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executive director of the State Preservation Board [ |
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(C) one employee of the Parks and Wildlife | ||
Department appointed by the executive director of the Parks and | ||
Wildlife Department. | ||
(k) The legislature shall separately appropriate money to | ||
the committee within the appropriations to the State Preservation | ||
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relating to the operation of the State Cemetery. Activities | ||
relating to maintenance of the State Cemetery grounds and monuments | ||
shall conform to guidelines for historic preservation submitted to | ||
the committee by the Texas Historical Commission. | ||
(l) Funds appropriated to the State Preservation Board | ||
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interagency contract for the performance of, at the direction of | ||
the committee, an act related to the State Cemetery. | ||
(p) If the executive director of the State Preservation | ||
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removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding | ||
officer of the committee of the potential ground. The presiding | ||
officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general | ||
that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground | ||
for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director | ||
shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the committee, who | ||
shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a | ||
potential ground for removal exists. | ||
(q) The executive director of the State Preservation Board | ||
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members of the committee, as often as necessary, information | ||
regarding the requirements for office under this chapter, including | ||
information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable | ||
laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers. | ||
(r) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as | ||
a member of the committee may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as | ||
a member in attendance at a meeting of the committee until the | ||
person completes a training program that complies with this | ||
subsection. The training program must provide the person with | ||
information regarding: | ||
(1) the legislation that created the State Cemetery | ||
and the State Cemetery Committee; | ||
(2) the programs operated by the committee; | ||
(3) the role and functions of the committee; | ||
(4) the rules of the committee, with an emphasis on any | ||
rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority; | ||
(5) the current budget for the committee; | ||
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of | ||
cemetery operations; | ||
(7) the requirements of: | ||
(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551; | ||
(B) the public information law, Chapter 552; | ||
(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter | ||
2001; and | ||
(D) other laws relating to public officials, | ||
including conflict-of-interest laws; and | ||
(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the | ||
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Ethics Commission. | ||
(t) The committee shall develop and implement policies that | ||
clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the | ||
committee and the management responsibilities of the executive | ||
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the cemetery. | ||
SECTION 15. Section 2166.001(1), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(1) "Commission" means the commissioner of the General | ||
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SECTION 16. Sections 2166.257(b) and (c), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The money reserved under Subsection (a)(2) may be used | ||
only if: | ||
(1) the design professional or contractor recommends | ||
and justifies the proposed contingency expenditures by submitting a | ||
change order request; | ||
(2) the proposed change order request is approved by | ||
the design professional; | ||
(3) the proposed change order request is approved by | ||
the using agency and the agency makes a formal request for the | ||
allocation of money from the contingency reserve; and | ||
(4) the employee of the General Land Office | ||
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nature of the change order and concurs in the necessity of the | ||
proposed expenditure or refuses to concur not later than the 15th | ||
day after the date of receiving the request. | ||
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refuses to concur in a proposed contingency expenditure, the using | ||
agency may appeal to the commission. The commission's findings are | ||
final. The commission shall adopt rules on the procedures for an | ||
appeal under this subsection. | ||
SECTION 17. Section 2166.305(b), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) A committee appointed by the commission shall perform | ||
the review. The committee consists of: | ||
(1) one individual appointed by the commissioner of | ||
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as the presiding officer of the committee; | ||
(2) six individuals appointed by the commission, one | ||
each from the lists of nominees submitted respectively by the: | ||
(A) president of the Texas Society of Architects; | ||
(B) president of the Texas Society of | ||
Professional Engineers; | ||
(C) presiding officer of the Executive Council of | ||
the Texas Associated General Contractors Chapters; | ||
(D) executive secretary of the Mechanical | ||
Contractors Associations of Texas, Incorporated; | ||
(E) executive secretary of the Texas Building and | ||
Construction Trades Council; and | ||
(F) president of the Associated Builders and | ||
Contractors of Texas; | ||
(3) one individual appointed by the commission | ||
representing an institution of higher education, as defined by | ||
Section 61.003, Education Code; | ||
(4) one individual appointed by the commission | ||
representing a state agency that has a substantial ongoing | ||
construction program; | ||
(5) one individual appointed by the commission | ||
representing the attorney general's office; | ||
(6) one individual appointed by the commission | ||
representing the interests of historically underutilized | ||
businesses; and | ||
(7) two individuals appointed by the commission, each | ||
representing a different minority contractors association. | ||
SECTION 18. Section 2167.0011, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2167.0011. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission" | ||
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SECTION 19. Subchapter A, Chapter 2175, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2175.0011 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2175.0011. TRANSFER OF DUTIES; REFERENCE. (a) The | ||
powers and duties of the Texas Facilities Commission under this | ||
chapter are transferred to the comptroller. | ||
(b) In this chapter, a reference to the commission means the | ||
comptroller. | ||
SECTION 20. Section 2175.002, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2175.002. ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER. The comptroller | ||
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administer this chapter. | ||
SECTION 21. Section 2175.122, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
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COMPTROLLER. A state agency that determines it has surplus or | ||
salvage property shall inform the [ |
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of the property's kind, number, location, condition, original cost | ||
or value, and date of acquisition. | ||
SECTION 22. Section 2175.123(b), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The state agency shall inform the [ |
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comptroller of its determination. | ||
SECTION 23. Section 2175.1825, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2175.1825. ADVERTISING ON COMPTROLLER WEBSITE. Not | ||
later than the second day after the date the comptroller determines | ||
whether property is surplus or salvage under Section 2175.182(b) | ||
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the comptroller shall advertise the property's kind, number, | ||
location, and condition on the comptroller's website. | ||
SECTION 24. Section 2175.190, Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2175.190. REPORTING SALE; PROPERTY ACCOUNTING | ||
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surplus or salvage property, the comptroller [ |
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(1) report the property sold and the sale price to the | ||
state agency that owned the property; and | ||
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the property from the property accounting records. | ||
SECTION 25. The following provisions of the Government Code | ||
are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 551.0726; | ||
(2) Section 2175.001(1-a); | ||
(3) Section 2175.182(c); and | ||
(4) Chapter 2152. | ||
SECTION 26. (a) The Texas Facilities Commission is | ||
abolished. | ||
(b) The validity of an action taken by the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission before it is abolished is not affected by the abolition. | ||
SECTION 27. (a) The following are transferred from the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission to the State Preservation Board: | ||
(1) the powers, duties, functions, programs, and | ||
activities of the Texas Facilities Commission relating to the | ||
operation of the State Cemetery under Sections 2165.256 and | ||
2165.2561, Government Code; | ||
(2) any obligations and contracts of the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission that are directly related to implementing a | ||
power, duty, function, program, or activity transferred under this | ||
subsection; and | ||
(3) all property and records in the custody of the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission that are related to a power, duty, | ||
function, program, or activity transferred under this subsection | ||
and all funds appropriated by the legislature for that power, duty, | ||
function, program, or activity. | ||
(a-1) The following are transferred from the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission to the comptroller of public accounts: | ||
(1) the powers, duties, functions, programs, and | ||
activities of the Texas Facilities Commission relating to surplus | ||
and salvage property under Chapter 2175, Government Code; | ||
(2) any obligations and contracts of the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission that are directly related to implementing a | ||
power, duty, function, program, or activity transferred under this | ||
subsection; and | ||
(3) all property and records in the custody of the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission that are related to a power, duty, | ||
function, program, or activity transferred under this subsection | ||
and all funds appropriated by the legislature for that power, duty, | ||
function, program, or activity. | ||
(a-2) The following are transferred from the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission to the General Land Office: | ||
(1) the powers, duties, functions, programs, and | ||
activities of the Texas Facilities Commission relating to charge | ||
and control of state buildings, grounds, or property, including | ||
maintenance, construction, purchase, and lease of state buildings, | ||
grounds, or property, and child care services for state employees | ||
under Chapter 663, Government Code; | ||
(2) any obligations and contracts of the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission that are directly related to implementing a | ||
power, duty, function, program, or activity transferred under this | ||
subsection; and | ||
(3) all property and records in the custody of the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission that are related to a power, duty, | ||
function, program, or activity transferred under this subsection | ||
and all funds appropriated by the legislature for that power, duty, | ||
function, program, or activity. | ||
(b) A rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission that is related to an activity | ||
described by Subsection (a) of this section continues in effect as a | ||
rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the State | ||
Preservation Board until superseded by an act of the State | ||
Preservation Board. | ||
(b-1) A rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission that relates to a power, duty, | ||
function, program, or activity transferred under Subsection (a-1) | ||
of this section is a rule or form of the comptroller of public | ||
accounts and remains in effect until altered by the comptroller of | ||
public accounts. | ||
(b-2) A rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission that is related to an activity | ||
transferred by Subsection (a-2) of this section continues in effect | ||
as a rule, form, policy, procedure, or decision of the General Land | ||
Office until superseded by an act of the land commissioner or the | ||
land commissioner's designee. | ||
(c) A reference in law to the Texas Facilities Commission | ||
that relates to a power, duty, function, program, or activity | ||
transferred under Subsection (a) of this section means the State | ||
Preservation Board. | ||
(c-1) A reference in law to the Texas Facilities Commission | ||
that relates to a power, duty, function, program, or activity | ||
transferred under Subsection (a-1) of this section means the | ||
comptroller of public accounts. | ||
(c-2) A reference in law to the Texas Facilities Commission | ||
that relates to a power, duty, function, program, or activity | ||
transferred under Subsection (a-2) of this section means the | ||
commissioner of the General Land Office. | ||
(d) A court case, administrative proceeding, contract | ||
negotiation, or other proceeding involving the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission that is related to an activity described by Subsection | ||
(a) of this section is transferred without change in status to the | ||
State Preservation Board, and the State Preservation Board assumes, | ||
without a change in status, the position of the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission in a negotiation or proceeding relating to an activity | ||
transferred by this Act to the State Preservation Board to which the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission is a party. | ||
(d-1) A court case, administrative proceeding, contract | ||
negotiation, or other proceeding involving the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission that is related to an activity described by Subsection | ||
(a-1) of this section is transferred without change in status to the | ||
comptroller, and the comptroller assumes, without a change in | ||
status, the position of the Texas Facilities Commission in a | ||
negotiation or proceeding relating to an activity transferred by | ||
this Act to the comptroller to which the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission is a party. | ||
(d-2) A court case, administrative proceeding, contract | ||
negotiation, or other proceeding involving the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission relating to an activity transferred by Subsection (a-2) | ||
of this section is transferred without change in status to the | ||
General Land Office, and the General Land Office assumes, without a | ||
change in status, the position of the Texas Facilities Commission | ||
in a negotiation or proceeding to which the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission is a party. | ||
(e) All money, contracts, leases, rights, bonds, and | ||
obligations of the Texas Facilities Commission related to an | ||
activity described by Subsection (a) of this section are | ||
transferred to the State Preservation Board. | ||
(e-1) All money, contracts, leases, rights, bonds, and | ||
obligations of the Texas Facilities Commission related to an | ||
activity described by Subsection (a-1) of this section are | ||
transferred to the comptroller. | ||
(e-2) All money, contracts, leases, rights, bonds, and | ||
obligations of the Texas Facilities Commission related to an | ||
activity transferred by Subsection (a-2) of this section are | ||
transferred to the General Land Office. | ||
(f) All personal property, including records, in the | ||
custody of the Texas Facilities Commission related to an activity | ||
described by Subsection (a) of this section becomes the property of | ||
the State Preservation Board. | ||
(f-1) All personal property, including records, in the | ||
custody of the Texas Facilities Commission related to an activity | ||
described by Subsection (a-1) of this section becomes the property | ||
of the comptroller. | ||
(f-2) All personal property, including records, in the | ||
custody of the Texas Facilities Commission related to an activity | ||
transferred by Subsection (a-2) of this section becomes the | ||
property of the General Land Office. | ||
(g) All funds appropriated by the legislature to the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission for an activity described by Subsection (a) | ||
of this section, including funds for providing administrative | ||
support for those services, are transferred to the State | ||
Preservation Board. | ||
(g-1) All funds appropriated by the legislature to the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission for an activity described by Subsection (a-1) | ||
of this section, including funds for providing administrative | ||
support for those services, are transferred to the comptroller. | ||
(g-2) All funds appropriated by the legislature to the Texas | ||
Facilities Commission for an activity transferred by Subsection | ||
(a-2) of this section are transferred to the General Land Office. | ||
SECTION 28. The comptroller, the State Preservation Board, | ||
the General Land Office, and the Texas Facilities Commission shall | ||
adopt a memorandum of understanding that identifies and allocates | ||
between the office of the comptroller, the State Preservation | ||
Board, and the General Land Office the powers, duties, property, | ||
appropriations, and other items transferred under this Act. The | ||
memorandum of understanding must also: | ||
(1) identify and allocate between the office of the | ||
comptroller, the State Preservation Board, and the General Land | ||
Office the real and personal property of the Texas Facilities | ||
Commission, including space in the central administrative offices | ||
of the commission, used to generally support the activities of the | ||
Texas Facilities Commission; and | ||
(2) provide a timetable for any necessary or advisable | ||
movement of the physical location of property. | ||
SECTION 29. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |