By: Hegar S.B. No. 1712 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the Matagorda County Hospital District of Matagorda County, Texas, to lease property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1057.106, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1057.106. LEASES. (a) The board may lease district property, including facilities or equipment, to individuals, companies, corporations, or other legal entities on terms the board determines further the district's purposes. (b) The term of a lease under this section may not exceed 99 [25] years. 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.