Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB229 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 03/31/2015

                    84R17173 YDB-D
 By: Guillen H.B. No. 229
 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 229:
 By:  Phillips C.S.H.B. No. 229


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and
 other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 2175, Government Code, is
 amended by adding Section 2175.308 to read as follows:
 Sec. 2175.308.  EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT
 OF PUBLIC SAFETY. Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of
 this chapter, if the commission determines that this state's
 efforts to secure this state's international border and combat
 transnational crime will sufficiently benefit from the donation of
 the surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment of
 the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to a municipal
 or county law enforcement agency in an economically disadvantaged
 area of this state, the commission may transfer the property to the
 agency at a price or for other consideration agreed to by the
 commission and the agency.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.