Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2512 Compare Versions

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1	1	By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 2512
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to a study regarding the feasibility of creating a
7	7	mechanism by which a governmental entity could acquire small
8	8	parcels of real property in an area and convey them to a developer
9	9	in order to ensure the property is developed in compliance with
10	10	model subdivision rules.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. (a) The General Land Office, in cooperation with
13	13	the secretary of state, the commissioners court of the county, and
14	14	the colonia ombudsperson in the county, if applicable, shall
15	15	conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a mechanism by
16	16	which a governmental entity could:
17	17	(1) acquire contiguous small parcels of real property
18	18	that:
19	19	(A) have nominal value; and
20	20	(B) are located in a county that has a population
21	21	of more than 800,000 and is located on the international border;
22	22	(2) combine the properties in a manner that makes the
23	23	properties marketable for development; and
24	24	(3) convey the properties for development in a manner
25	25	that complies with standards prescribed by model subdivision rules
26	26	adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code.
27	27	(b) The study conducted under this section must:
28	28	(1) establish methods for identifying property that is
29	29	suitable for acquisition;
30	30	(2) establish methods for identifying owners of
31	31	property that is considered suitable for acquisition;
32	32	(3) establish methods for notifying the owners of the
33	33	owners' tax obligations;
34	34	(4) identify appropriate methods of acquiring,
35	35	holding title to, and conveying the property and include an
36	36	analysis of the appropriateness of acquiring the property through
37	37	the use of a land trust, land bank, or other mechanism;
38	38	(5) identify appropriate methods of compensating the
39	39	owners of the property acquired;
40	40	(6) identify any appropriate land use or development
41	41	requirements or restrictions for the property; and
42	42	(7) identify any legislative action necessary to
43	43	facilitate the establishment of a mechanism described by this
44	44	section.
45	45	(c) In assessing the feasibility of using a land bank to
46	46	acquire, hold title to, and convey property under Subsection (b) of
47	47	this section, the study must:
48	48	(1) determine the legality of an economic development
49	49	corporation participating in a land bank;
50	50	(2) address the feasibility of expediting the process
51	51	for a land bank to purchase properties on which the taxes are
52	52	delinquent; and
53	53	(3) identify an appropriate state agency capable of
54	54	providing administrative or personnel assistance to a governmental
55	55	entity attempting to:
56	56	(A) identify owners of property that is
57	57	considered suitable for acquisition by a land bank and notify those
58	58	owners of the owners' tax obligations;
59	59	(B) combine properties in a manner that makes the
60	60	properties marketable for development; and
61	61	(C) convey the properties for development in a
62	62	manner that complies with standards prescribed by model subdivision
63	63	rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code.
64	64	(d) Not later than December 1, 2018, the General Land Office
65	65	shall provide to the legislature a report containing the results of
66	66	the study conducted under this section.
67	67	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
68	68	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
69	69	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
70	70	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
71	71	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.