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AN ACT
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relating to expenditures made by emergency services districts and |
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the sale of district property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 775.073(a) and (d), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, district |
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funds may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, or other |
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instrument that: |
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(1) is signed by at least a majority of the board's |
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commissioners; or |
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(2) is signed by the treasurer, or by the assistant |
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treasurer if the treasurer is absent or unavailable, and |
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countersigned by the president, or by the vice president if the |
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president is absent or unavailable. |
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(d) Any property, including an interest in property, |
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purchased or leased using district funds, wholly or partly, must |
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remain the property of the district, regardless of whether the |
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property is used by a third party under a contract for services or |
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otherwise, until the property is disposed of in accordance with |
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Section 775.0735[:
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[(1)
the property is sold to a third party following
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the procedures authorized under Section 263.003, 263.007, or
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263.008, Local Government Code; or
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[(2)
the property is disposed of in accordance with
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Subchapter J]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0735 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0735. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. (a) The district |
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may dispose of property owned by the district only by: |
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(1) selling the property to a third party following |
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the procedures authorized under Section 263.001, 263.007, or |
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263.008, Local Government Code; |
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(2) selling or disposing of the property following the |
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procedures authorized under Subchapter D, Chapter 263, Local |
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Government Code; |
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(3) selling or disposing of the property in accordance |
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with Subchapter J; or |
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(4) selling the property using an Internet auction |
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site. |
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(b) The district may contract with a private vendor to |
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assist with the sale of the property. |
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(c) The district shall sell the property using the method of |
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sale that the board determines is the most advantageous to the |
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district under the circumstances. The board shall adopt rules |
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establishing guidelines for making that determination. |
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(d) In using an Internet auction site to sell property under |
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this section, the district shall post the property on the site for |
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at least 10 days. |
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(e) The district may reject any or all bids or proposals for |
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the purchase of the property. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2519 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2519 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |