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.