H.B. No. 2892
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the board of regents of The Texas A&M
University System to dispose of real property and mineral interests
under its jurisdiction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.25(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The board may grant, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose
of the lands and mineral interests under its jurisdiction [that do
not comprise any portion of the original main campus of Texas A&M
University] to other units or agencies of government, or to any
individual, group of individuals, corporation, or other entity,
under terms and conditions the board considers [it deems] best in
the public interest.
SECTION 2. Sections 85.25(c) and (d), Education Code, are
repealed.
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, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2892 was passed by the House on April
25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2892 was passed by the Senate on May
15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor