86R21498 SRA-D By: Leman H.B. No. 2176 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the Lavaca Hospital District to lease district property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1051.107, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b) The board may lease all or part of the district's land, buildings, and [other] facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. The term of the lease may not exceed 50 [25] years. (b-1) A lease of the district's land to a private entity under Subsection (b) must include a provision that requires the lessee to indemnify the district for and exempt the district from any liability resulting from an act or omission of the lessee. SECTION 2. Section 1051.107(b-1), Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.