Bill Text: TX HB837 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the sale by certain municipalities of leased land located near the shoreline of a lake.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective immediately [HB837 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB837-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 837

AN ACT
relating to the sale by certain municipalities of leased land
located near the shoreline of a lake.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 272.001(h), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(h) A municipality, other than a municipality with a
population of more than one million that is located primarily in a
county with a population of two million or more, [having a
population of 825,000 or less and] owning land within 5,000 feet of
where the shoreline of a lake would be if the lake were filled to its
storage capacity may, without notice or the solicitation of bids,
sell the land to the person leasing the land for the fair market
value of the land as determined by a certified appraiser. While
land described by this subsection is under lease, the municipality
owning the land may not sell the land to any person other than the
person leasing the land. To protect the public health, safety, or
welfare and to ensure an adequate municipal water supply, property
sold by the municipality under this subsection is not eligible for
and the owner is not entitled to the exemption provided by Section
11.142(a), Water Code. The instrument conveying property under
this subsection must include a provision stating that the exemption
does not apply to the conveyance. In this subsection, "lake" means
an inland body of standing water, including a reservoir formed by
impounding the water of a river or creek but not including an
impoundment of salt water or brackish water, that has a storage
capacity of more than 10,000 acre-feet.
SECTION 2. 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, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 837 was passed by the House on April
26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 837 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor