82R1667 SMH-D
By: Nelson S.B. No. 184
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain state property for community food
gardens.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The General Land Office shall develop a plan
for the establishment of community food gardens on real property
that:
(1) is owned or controlled by the state; and
(2) is not being used or is being substantially
underused.
(b) The General Land Office shall work with other state
agencies that own or control real property, including the Texas
Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, and the Parks and Wildlife Department, in developing the
plan.
(c) The plan must:
(1) identify real property owned or controlled by the
state that is appropriate for the establishment of community food
gardens;
(2) identify any statutory or other barriers to
implementation of the plan and make recommendations for eliminating
or addressing those barriers; and
(3) analyze the costs and benefits of implementation
of the plan.
(d) Not later than September 1, 2012, the General Land
Office shall submit the plan to the legislature.
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, 2011.