TITLE: Relating to the possible use of certain state-owned land for border security.

SUMMARY: Relating to the possible use of certain state-owned land for border security.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the possible use of certain state-owned land for border security. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. EVALUATION. The General Land Office shall evaluate the possible use of state-owned land within 25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border or inside the cattle fever tick permanent quarantine line for purposes of border security. The General Land Office shall evaluate the possible use of the land: (1) as a staging area for law enforcement operations; (2) for additional facilities for the Texas National Guard; and (3) for the physical security of the Texas-Mexico border. SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2016, the General Land Office shall submit a report on the results of the evaluation and any resulting recommendations to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the members of the legislature. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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.