Bill Text: TX SB1012 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 1012

Bill Title: Relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-05-27 - Effective on 9/1/25 [SB1012 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SB1012-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 1012




	AN ACT
	relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of
	certain real property located in Austin, Texas.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective
	date of this Act, the General Land Office shall offer to sell or
	lease the real property described by Section 2 of this Act under the
	terms provided by this section.
	(b) The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a
	transaction under this section under Section 31.158, Natural
	Resources Code. Proceeds from the transaction shall be deposited
	in a new dedicated account in the general revenue fund, to be known
	as the bicentennial Texas State Library and Archives Commission
	fund. Proceeds from the bicentennial Texas State Library and
	Archives Commission fund shall be used:
	(1) for capital improvements to the Sam Houston
	Regional Library and Research Center and the Lorenzo de Zavala
	State Archives and Library Building; and
	(2) to make original source materials more accessible
	to the public.
	(c) The sale or lease of the real property described by
	Section 2 of this Act shall be contingent upon the construction and
	occupation of an alternative state records facility that replaces
	the facility being operated on the real property by the Texas State
	Library and Archives Commission on the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 2. The real property to which Section 1 of this Act
	applies is situated in Travis County, Texas, and more particularly
	described as follows:
	20.3127 acres, more or less, located at 4400 Shoal Creek
	Boulevard in Austin, Travis County, Texas, and having a legal
	description of ABS 697 SUR 7 SPEAR G W ACR 20.3127.
	SECTION 3. (a) In this section, "commission" means the
	Health and Human Services Commission.
	(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
	Act, the commission may lease the real property described by
	Section 4 of this Act under the terms provided by this section.
	(c) The commission shall negotiate execution of one or more
	leases under Section 533.087, Health and Safety Code. Proceeds from
	a lease authorized by this section shall be deposited in the Texas
	capital trust fund for the benefit of the commission.
	(d) A lease of all or a portion of the real property
	described by Section 4 of this Act must:
	(1) provide for commission approval and restriction of
	the lessee's proposed use of the property; and
	(2) grant the commission easements to commission
	properties adjacent to the leased property.
	SECTION 4. The real property to which Section 3 of this Act
	applies is situated in Travis County, Texas, and more particularly
	described as follows:
	Approximately 7.5 acres adjoining the south right of way line
	of West 45th street and the East right of way line of Lamar Blvd.,
	located in Austin, Travis County, Texas, and furthermore being
	described as located in LOTS 79, 80 AND 82, DIVISION D OF THE
	GOVERNMENT OUTLOTS on file in the General Land Office.
	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1012 passed the Senate on
	May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1012 passed the House on
	May 13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 26, two
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor