85R3670 SMT-D By: Watson S.B. No. 348 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the board of directors of an appraisal district to acquire or convey real property or construct or renovate a building or other improvement. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 6.051(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The board of directors may convey real property owned by the district, and the proceeds shall be credited to each taxing unit that participates in the district in proportion to the unit's allocation of the appraisal district budget in the year in which the transaction occurs. Any [A conveyance must be approved as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, and any] proceeds shall be apportioned by an amendment to the annual budget made as provided by Section 6.06(c) [Subsection (c) of Section 6.06 of this code]. SECTION 2. Sections 6.051(b) and (d), Tax Code, are repealed. 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, 2017.