82R22740 VOO-D
By: Ellis S.B. No. 1068
(Guillen)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1068: No.
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; PRIVATE COMMERCIAL USE.
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
amended by adding Sections 2165.204, 2165.2045, and 2165.2046 to
read as follows:
Sec. 2165.204. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
AND GARAGES; PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL USE OF 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 if the commission determines the
parking space to be in excess of the number of parking spaces
sufficient to accommodate the regular parking requirements of state
employees employed near the lot or garage and visitors to nearby
state government offices.
(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(c) In leasing a parking space under Subsection (a), the
commission must ensure that the lease does not restrict uses for
parking lots and garages developed under Section 2165.2035,
including special event parking related to institutions of higher
education.
(d) In leasing or renewing a lease for a parking space under
Subsection (a), the commission shall give preference to an
individual who is currently leasing or previously leased the
parking space.
Sec. 2165.2045. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
AND GARAGES; CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES USE OF EXCESS BLOCKS OF
PARKING SPACE. (a) The commission may lease to an institution of
higher education or a local government all or a significant block of
a state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin if
the commission determines the parking spaces located in the lot or
garage to be in excess of the number of parking spaces sufficient to
accommodate the regular parking requirements of state employees
employed near the lot or garage and visitors to nearby state
government offices.
(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(c) In leasing all or a block of a state-owned parking lot or
garage under Subsection (a), the commission must ensure that the
lease does not restrict uses for parking lots and garages developed
under Section 2165.2035, including special event parking related to
institutions of higher education.
(d) In leasing or renewing a lease for all or a block of a
state-owned parking lot or garage under Subsection (a), the
commission shall give preference to an entity that is currently
leasing or previously leased the lot or garage or a block of the lot
or garage.
Sec. 2165.2046. REPORTS ON PARKING PROGRAMS. On or before
October 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a
report to the Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness
of parking programs developed by the commission under this
subchapter. The report must, at a minimum, include:
(1) the yearly revenue generated by the programs;
(2) the yearly administrative and enforcement costs of
each program;
(3) yearly usage statistics for each program; and
(4) initiatives and suggestions by the commission to:
(A) modify administration of the programs; and
(B) increase revenue generated by the programs.
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, 2011.