83R6546 NC-D
By: Taylor S.B. No. 1732
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property in
Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR SALE. (a) Not later than
January 1, 2014, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall sell to
Brazoria County the real property specified in Section 2 of this Act
at fair market value without the requirement of a sealed bid if:
(1) the board receives an offer from the county to
purchase the property at fair market value; and
(2) the county acquires the property for a public
purpose.
(b) The sale shall exclude all mineral interests in and
under the property, and the deed shall contain a provision
prohibiting any exploration, drilling, or other similar intrusion
on the property related to mineral interests.
SECTION 2. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION. The Texas Department of
Criminal Justice property to be sold as provided by Section 1 of
this Act consists of approximately 332 acres, more or less, being
part of that 7,424.4 tract or parcel of land conveyed to the Prison
Commission of the State of Texas as recorded in Book 145, Page 242
of the Deed Records Brazoria County, Texas, said 332 acres, more or
less, being out of the Jared E. Groce grant in Brazoria County,
Texas, near Angleton, Texas, bounded by the Brazoria County Airport
property to the West and State Highway 288 to the East, the northern
boundary being the northern boundary of the said 7,424.4 tract or
parcel of land, the southern boundary being the northern boundary
of a tract or parcel of land conveyed to RH Retrieve, Ltd. as
recorded as Document # 2007018866 in the Official Public Records of
Brazoria County, Texas.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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.