2015S0456-1 03/11/15
By: Huffines S.B. No. 1609
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on relocating the Legislative Reference
Library.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "commission" means the
Texas Facilities Commission.
(b) The commission shall conduct a study on the benefits to
the state of relocating the Legislative Reference Library to a site
outside of the State Capitol.
(c) The commission shall:
(1) determine the amount of space required for the
optimal operation of the Legislative Reference Library, taking into
consideration the duties and functions of the library and the
convenience and productivity of its users;
(2) identify alternative sites for the library that
are near the State Capitol and that are currently or were formerly
used as a library;
(3) estimate for each alternative site the benefits
and costs to the state of relocating the library to that site; and
(4) estimate the cost of converting the existing site
into office space to be allocated in equal amounts to the governor's
office, the senate, and the house of representatives.
(d) Not later than December 1, 2016, the commission shall
submit to the legislature a written report containing the findings
of the study.
SECTION 2. 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, 2015.