83R29070 JTS-F
By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 930
(Villarreal)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 930: No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the sale and use of certain land used for a world
exposition.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 253.001, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (m), (n), and (o) to read as follows:
(m) Subsection (b) does not apply to the sale of a public
square or park if:
(1) the land was part of the site of a world exposition
recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions; and
(2) the remainder of the world exposition site
includes dedicated public squares or parks that have a total area of
18 acres or more.
(n) The area dedicated under Subsection (m)(2) may include
an area for which the municipality commits to demolishing any
non-park improvements within 48 months after the date of the
dedication.
(o) A petition for judicial review of a sale under
Subsection (m) must be filed on or before the 60th day after the
date the ordinance or resolution authorizing the sale is adopted. A
petition filed after that date is barred.
SECTION 2. Chapter 253, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 253.0011 to read as follows:
Sec. 253.0011. SALE OR LEASE OF LAND USED FOR WORLD
EXPOSITION RESTRICTED. If a municipality sells or leases a public
square or park as authorized by Section 253.001(m), the aggregate
square footage of hotel improvements to be constructed on any
property sold or leased by the municipality that was part of the
site of a world exposition recognized by the Bureau International
des Expositions may not exceed 20 percent of the aggregate square
footage of any improvements other than a convention center that:
(1) are located on property sold or leased by the
municipality on that site; and
(2) are constructed after June 1, 2013.
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.