S.B. No. 1478
AN ACT
relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease
undeveloped real property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 281.050, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 281.050. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY,
FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) With the approval of the
commissioners court, the board may construct, condemn, acquire,
lease, add to, maintain, operate, develop, regulate, sell,
exchange, and convey any property, property right, equipment,
hospital facility, or system to maintain a hospital, building, or
other facility or to provide a service required by the district.
Approval of the commissioners court shall be required for the sale
or lease of a hospital facility regardless of the provisions of
Section 285.051.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may, with the
approval of the commissioners court, lease undeveloped real
property for not more than 50 years to provide for the development
and construction of facilities designed to generate revenue for the
financial benefit of the district. The board, directly or through a
nonprofit corporation, may contract or enter into a joint venture
with a public or private entity as necessary to enter into a lease
under this subsection.
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, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1478 passed the Senate on
April 16, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1478 passed the House on
May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, one present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor