Bill Text: TX SB583 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-23 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB583 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB583-Introduced.html

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84R7881 PAM-D
By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 583

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the
public purpose of economic development.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 253, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 253.0125 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.0125. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. (a) This section applies only to an entity
and a municipality that have entered into an economic development
agreement authorized by Chapter 380.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 272.001(a) or other law, a
municipality may transfer to an entity real property or an interest
in real property for consideration described by this section.
(c) Consideration for a transfer authorized by this section
is in the form of an agreement between the parties that requires the
entity to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a
public purpose of the municipality relating to economic
development. The agreement must include provisions under which the
municipality is granted sufficient control to ensure that the
public purpose is accomplished and the municipality receives the
return benefit.
SECTION 2. 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, 2015.