85R10045 JG-D     By: Watson S.B. No. 1050       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the sale of real property on which a state supported   living center is located.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 555, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter F to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER F. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY          Sec. 555.201.  OPTION TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY. (a) If the   commission, the department, or another state agency or entity   offers for sale real property owned by the state on which a state   supported living center is located, the real property must be   offered for sale to the city and county in which the real property   is located before the real property is offered for sale to the   general public. If the city or county purchases the real property,   the purchase price may not be less than market value.          (b)  Subsection (a) may not be construed as requiring the   commission, the department, or another state agency or entity to   offer real property owned by the state on which a state supported   living center is located to the city and county in which the real   property is located before offering the real property for sale to a   state agency.          SECTION 2.  Section 31.158(c)(1), Natural Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (1)  The sale or lease shall be by sealed bid, by public   auction, or as provided by Subsection (d); provided, however, the   School Land Board shall have the first option to purchase such real   property pursuant to Section 31.159 of this code and the city and   county in which the real property is located shall have the option   to purchase such real property pursuant to Section 555.201, Health   and Safety Code. Subdivisions (2)-(7) apply only to a sale or lease   by sealed bid or public auction.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.