By: Rodriguez S.B. No. 1708
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the acquisition of certain real property in El Paso for
the construction of facilities for the Department of Public Safety
of the State of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2166.554 to read as follows:
Sec. 2166.554. LEASE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF FACILITIES FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas may enter into a
long-term lease of a portion of federal real property known as Fort
Bliss, located in the county of El Paso and composed of
approximately 30 acres adjacent to Railroad Drive and Loop 375.
(b) A lease entered into under Subsection (a):
(1) is for the use and benefit of this state; and
(2) may be for a period or term until the real property
is donated to the department.
(c) A new regional headquarters and other facilities for the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, including an
evidence processing center and a driver's license office, shall be
constructed on the property described by Subsection (a).
(d) Section 2166.054(a) does not apply to the acquisition of
property for and the construction of the headquarters and
facilities described by Subsection (c).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.