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1	1	By: Ellis S.B. No. 696
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the use of certain state parking facilities, including
7	7	the lease of the facilities, to other persons.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2165.2035, Government
10	10	Code, is amended to read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 2165.2035. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
12	12	AND GARAGES; USE AFTER HOURS.
13	13	SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
14	14	amended by adding Sections 2165.204 and 2165.2045 to read as
15	15	follows:
16	16	Sec. 2165.204. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
17	17	AND GARAGES; EXCESS INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES. (a) The commission
18	18	may lease to a private individual an individual parking space in a
19	19	state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin that
20	20	the commission determines is not needed to accommodate the regular
21	21	parking requirements of state employees who work near the lot or
22	22	garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.
23	23	(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
24	24	deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
25	25	(c) On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
26	26	commission shall submit a report to the legislature and the
27	27	Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness of the
28	28	program under this section.
29	29	Sec. 2165.2045. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
30	30	AND GARAGES; EXCESS BLOCKS OF PARKING SPACE. (a) The commission
31	31	may lease to an institution of higher education or a local
32	32	government all or a significant block of a state-owned parking lot
33	33	or garage located in the city of Austin that the commission
34	34	determines is not needed to accommodate the regular parking
35	35	requirements of state employees who work near the lot or garage and
36	36	visitors to nearby state government offices.
37	37	(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
38	38	deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
39	39	(c) On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
40	40	commission shall submit a report to the legislature and the
41	41	Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness of the
42	42	program under this section.
43	43	SECTION 3. (a) In this section, "commission" means the
44	44	Texas Facilities Commission.
45	45	(b) The commission shall conduct a study on the actual usage
46	46	of state parking facilities by state employees. In conducting the
47	47	study, the commission shall:
48	48	(1) for each state parking facility under the
49	49	commission's charge and control, consider the:
50	50	(A) available parking capacity of the facility;
51	51	(B) number of state employees using the facility;
52	52	(C) number of visitors using the facility;
53	53	(D) amount and nature of revenue realized from
54	54	the facility; and
55	55	(E) excess capacity available within the
56	56	facility; and
57	57	(2) develop recommendations for the redevelopment of
58	58	significantly underused parking facilities to purposes more suited
59	59	to the efficient administration of state government.
60	60	(c) Not later than September 1, 2010, the commission shall
61	61	report the results of the study conducted under this section to the
62	62	governor and the Legislative Budget Board.
63	63	(d) This section expires January 1, 2011.
64	64	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
65	65	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
66	66	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
67	67	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
68	68	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.