81R5943 EAH-D
By: Chavez H.B. No. 1732
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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 and 2165.2045 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) The commission may contract with a private vendor to
manage leases under Subsection (a).
(c) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and may be
appropriated only to fund the TEXAS grant program administered
under Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code.
(d) On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
commission shall submit a report to the legislature and the
Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness of the
program under this section.
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, a private
business, 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) The commission may contract with a private vendor to
manage a lease under Subsection (a).
(c) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and may be
appropriated only to fund the TEXAS grant program administered
under Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code.
(d) On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
commission shall submit a report to the legislature and the
Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness of the
program under this section.
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, 2009.