TITLE: Relating to a study on relocating the Legislative Reference Library.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study on relocating the Legislative Reference Library.

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AN ACT relating to a study on relocating the Legislative Reference Library. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "commission" means the Texas Facilities Commission. (b) The commission shall conduct a study on the benefits to the state of relocating the Legislative Reference Library to a site outside of the State Capitol. (c) The commission shall: (1) determine the amount of space required for the optimal operation of the Legislative Reference Library, taking into consideration the duties and functions of the library and the convenience and productivity of its users; (2) identify alternative sites for the library that are near the State Capitol and that are currently or were formerly used as a library; (3) estimate for each alternative site the benefits and costs to the state of relocating the library to that site; and (4) estimate the cost of converting the existing site into office space to be allocated in equal amounts to the governor's office, the senate, and the house of representatives. (d) Not later than December 1, 2016, the commission shall submit to the legislature a written report containing the findings of the study. 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.