86R13206 JAM-D By: Nevárez H.B. No. 2418 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a written response by the General Land Office to a request by a governmental entity to use certain real property owned by the state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 31.069 to read as follows: Sec. 31.069. RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO USE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY STATE. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall respond in writing to a written request by a political subdivision or state agency for approval of the use of real property owned by the state that is administered by the land office. (b) A written response made under this section, if the request is denied, must provide a reason for the denial. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.