OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

, QROVER SELLERS 

Wl-roRN~ OLNLRAI. 

Uonorehle Ralter W~odul , Member Board al Regents 

state Tea&era’ Colleges of Texas 

Chronicle Bbzilding 

Eouaton 2, Texas 

Ronarable Ral ter A. Kome, Diriaion Cowneel 

Federal Rorke Agenay 

Bureau of Conuun1ty Faallitleo 

702 Kleotrio BulldIng 

Bort Worth 2, Pexar. 

presentatire the 

on behalf of wah 

d college, as IS 

In a ion of reaoted; sod other related 

the 

this department upon 

as follo*sl 

2eptember 13th. Governor 

of the Board of Rege& 

lege of texam, and I dlsElm members of your staff oertain 

to the Veterans' Eduoatlonal 

The lar under rh%oh the agency 

om an Publ lo Law 897, 79,th COP 

I enclaso a oopy 

oT the rognalatien~ for Veterans’ 2duoatlonal Facilities Len which Is quoted the enahllng 18~. 

vbo Bureau or fhmmIn ity Faoilltien ban 

been given the roepnelblllt~~ mder rogulatl4,a 1s 

cued by the Federal Works Adminietrator, tOr the administration or the enabling 181, Seatlon 5M of the 
Lanham Aat, a8 amended. Alto purpese of the snabllng 

law and the regulations in to l s63st In re31erln~ 

aouts shortages of edaontinna~l faollltles required 

ior permona snptged in the parllaft a? o(lurses ot 

tminlng or eduaatlon under Tltle II of the servloeweu*a Beadjnskent8Aot of 1944, am amended. Suohasslcltanoe Is to be provided by the use or re-um of 

a+ailaBle Qorerament mrplu8 crtruoturea op hailltie* at mq mdueatioua3 ln*tltutfon where the tkfted 

Btatea Commladcaer of Eduertim or hia authalaed 

representative finde web ahertagea exximt or Impend. 

*In order to expsdik, the Veterane’ EduaatInnal Faollitles lVo&raar tbm geTsming body of the 

l pplieut rlYY be raked to dedgnate a nd l utbarl%e a 

regn8entatire to l ot for the l pe’liaant, to the estent permitted by loaal law or obarter, la 811. matterm wlatiag to t&e prorl8laa ot the edueatiuaal 

faeilitles vequeetedd, iboluiliag ritbont liritaffon 

the propantisa and aubmimlan of appl~ioatlans, the 

wa k ing o f a g r esneutand sr the l oeeptanoe o f a ny edueatlanal ta0lIitieo. 

l %b e mta blnl g la w p r mt~dmts b a tr 'At my 

eduoatltial bmtitution ..abrn the Comimdmer ol 

Eduartiou dtal3 find that tbore oxi& er inpenda 

an route dm-tage o? edmatlonal faeil~tiem, otbe? 

than beudng, nqulrod for poraanm engaged in the 

pursuit of oeuraem o? traInin or eduttation msda 

Mtle If at the l!mrviommea’m Readjushent Aot o? 

1944, am awended, tho Federr gorIm Mmlnistntor 

18 l utbariaed, upon rbqueet of mob eduoatlonal inmtltutlonr to pmwide suab eduuational taOi~itie#... I’. 

l In o r der to atable the Vnited Sta tes Co wslm&mer of Rduoation OP bla authorixed rapreaenktire to wake such a findIng, nnd to furnlab lniormation to the Bureau of Wmtunity Faollltlasr eaah el~igible appYlaamt mueetlng l stvlda uee under thla la w 

shall tile a *hatifi@ation of Heed'. 

l AttaoWd hereto im a wmpte oop7 of the 

*Sud.lfieation of Reedf, spooif’ylng the information 

requlredbf theflaited StatamComAmmlonerotBduoatlon and eontabdnc; inatruotisas for ita prepatatlon. 

The *JustltioatlCkp of Feed* 18 g@ 8n applioatlon 

for the proridon of eduortlenal faoilitlos and Ml3 

not be so oms4dem.M. 
9he QlTids, Knginmer wilt notify the applleaut rhen the request ham been approved In whole 

or in part, and surplus property has beeu made arallable tn the Bureau. The applicant wlYY then be required tu enter lnta whatever agreements may be n-emmm to aarry out tbo work. 

*?e tbe fulfe8t extant praotlo8b’le tbe aduaational iaoilitlea to be provided by t&e Government 

&al I be provided by the use or m-use of l tr ila b le 

a nd suita h ll e truotures and iaollitien, %uOluding 

equipme?& wteri*lar and +ornSmblngs, under the 

jurisdl.ofl.on or abntral oi aat Federaf l gemey rblab 

In tbe detarulnatiou ot tbe Rar Asseta Admlnimtrator 

or him dedgatml npnmentmtlre are atallable for 

nuob une or r.-ww. 

l Wmdmr tha enabling law and regulatlous the 

mweau 0T Cwmumity n0ifitiea may net aequirr or prepar0 tbe aita or ¶nmtall ntneta or utility aains. 

%%paratim of tba dte inoluder clearing, 

$pubhingr grading and dmlnam where ueoeasary, bat 

dosn not inolude the installatiab o? fotakibtlan8 for 

the iwqueated aduaatioual faellftiem. 

*St im tbe nmp0n*iblllt~ ot the l ppllmnt 

to proTide the neOenn8Py l roblteotara1 aad e&near 

lag aetviaes rer the taalXit*ea te M *imtalIed or 

ereetml an. the appliaant’a sits. 

“The ereatian or iaotatlatiou of Iredeml marplus mtruOturer or taellitier till be tbe respoami~ilit7 of the Faderal ~Worke Agemy, wd till be parforeed 

by omtnot matbodr an a Fedml undertaking. Witten 

authority to aster upon and u8a tbe site for tbo purpee e? installing or ereotfng eduaat.ionaS fasilities 

wuet be fumlohod to the Mvisbm Eneineer before the 

aontraater will be authnrlred to beg&n work. 

*Although the provislan of the faollltf lo 

a Federal undertakine, It la esseutia3 that there be 

olose eeeperation bet-em all inferemted prtler te 

lnnure its oomp~eticm ln a nati#asterJ manner in the 

shortest peadb’lo tire. 

Vbe lntenstr, o? tbe Barenimant in the edusational faoil2tlea proridod under tbe enabling law and 
l~cltalled er orested on dteo prwfded by the in&dtwtion mmy 84 trmsterred to the edne8tional $mstitwtian wham they are completed urd~rerdy for web, and 

the 3nntltwticm mhr'll esmnne fall rompmefbl.)lt~ for 

their malntsnmos and o$mrafion. 

%ndeP mane aiturtlono the g6renmtmt 8163 

penoPt the wme ef imrJI1na @vemwnt faollittes on 

lrnd rhioh is mder the eontrot e? the govenmemt 8nd 

in rhlah the gtwernnant desires to ooutlnue WI intersmt. Xa theme oanm the iaoilitis~m provided will not 

be tx%nUeirred to the edu44ti,448ln6titution~ but umy 

be sad4 available to moh lnotitutien for the twining 

l d edwatian ot retemns. 

'The edaortlon8I institution will be required 

to 4ilK4saiO r4u4ipt4 to tbo Bureau et CrenulIity hafY1- 

tie* ter all edwoatienal tmilities or eqolpent protided ttnder the tsnar~~~ag law. 

l Att8ahed alao i 4 a mmeplo oopy ot BCP Mmt 

500 which wi,ll be the a@wmmt Betweem the Gotermmmt 

and the 80lle@. The torB will ba 4eeplOted By llmertlng the pmper d4kr,nu4 0t aollege, 4 des6riptiim 

at the wlte upou ~hl6I~tba kllldlngm we to be loosted 

mad a #smenl demax'l~tlor~oi-..mah bnlldh~e. It 1~ 

me& dedrable tht thim ape-f be meewted on WIhrlf of the eollogs by the reprresenktire to he 4ppoinb 

ed therefor. 

'AY44.4~01444d I4 BCF Ferm (IOI 4Ri0b om 

either be 4244atcrd br fopf off144 or 44~4 34441 8ttomeJ who Sr taBlY~¶rr ritb the taots omeaming tbe 

title to the land tqwu rhiuh tk4 balldinge 6~41 to be 

Yo~ated. We will request theme oortlfio4te4 at a 

later date. 

WBCF FOra 31r@ 18 a tr4nsior by the Co+4rnment 

af the frollitles to the oollego and 4 reselpt therefor 

by the 04lYeg4~ ThSm lnmtruaent mbowld also be sxecmted 

by the reprewnktlve4 to Im 4ppotwted. 

•V1~ the explurati444 berotator set terth 

it i4 48mertlj r4qlm4ted ttmt Tota Ietm4 b**e year 

oplnian, rddr4444d Johtly to Qetemor %odul md mu441t 61th respect to. the r0lIbring qweetichre: 
floljomblo Walter WoodttY 

,,,, fionerab~e Vrlter Koana - p*ge 8 

‘1. 

*e . 

'3. 

Ma7 the gOVeming bodies et 811 of tbe 

stnfe orht4dddopemtededuoatianal tn4bitutiqrm delegfe t0 8 reprenaaktlre 

the awthori ty to rot on behalf of -6h 

governing bad7 and oNloge (LS is ~444~ 

ally set owt in the 4nolomed plslile 

F444luflon. 

CQt tile plaBli0 eduo~thtt8l illstitwtsenr 

of Text Iarfulfy expcmd their 'looal', 

'rerolvlng' or 847 .other tuna to proride the ettgSneed.ttg eewioea and tbb 

mwk in eouneetieu witb the rite am la 

set torth herein. 

Catt tbe geremittg ?mar& at &ate Stt*titutions iaro1red r-0 t4 l ooept t&444 

f40111tle4 ttjmtt ‘their 44apl4tl0n 8ttd to 

me thsr tar e??eekutSng tbe objeotlto4 

of the enarblingl8r. 

*It rlll 80 blgBl7 8pproolrted l? 701x will 

not 1-t pr opinlair ia tb14 artt4r t4 t&e po4er4 

ot the board ot regea ts ter the -es Bkk Teaaber4 

Colloger Bat to let it o4ver 411 at the pub110 luotlt.tttSort~ ot higher 1 eamiag emted and operwted b7 t&4 

at8to or Teuam. 

*I Itare on ~7 desk 8t tbir tSne deaommte 

tram -7 of tbe Lpt8fe Rd?Nwti4n81 Ia~tituti4ns sd 

I till appre418te 7ottr exped%tlag four opSnl44 ln 

this satter fa the evtd that 44 -7 4ommaee eonetmotiatt at the trollitie4 at tb4 ewlieet p404i'ble date.* 

The form@? re@lntltm ssnt*bned b7 7011, and 4tt4Ohsd 

to 7oar mqwest, is a4 ro.norst 

l WHR R ISA8 , 

<aWnO Oi7;plfO8d) 

(herein -11 etl the 

CApp3iomt”)r rating b7 and threqgh Its goremiag b4d7. 

wpott the bad‘ ei aroiSabl4 dmtr. hw inmrd tb8t there 

exist4 or inpea m 8otate 4herkge of 4duoati4441 iaailjtiee reqoired for pertmu lmgged In the parsttlt 

of aowrees oi tmlnlag or edoartSon under Title IX o? 

the &wlaemeu84 lirdjuotw4t Aet of 1914, 44 sded. 
anit to relieve woh shortage proposes to reqweet 

the United Staten of Anrerloa through the Eumsu et 

Conaawnity Fao~lltlest Federrl Works Agenay, (herein oalled the ‘Qovemmat’), to protjde eduo4tian- 

*I tcoi7itiea, pwranant to ?%blia L,r* (lQ7, ?Qth 

Ccn~4asr (Motion 604 of the X.cahua Act, 40 amoeded), and In ccansoticn thereritb, hce kmmlnad and 

Ocnaiderred cuch law* the B4gul8tlo~a, the Intomatlon for AppYloa,tr~ the tom of l pplioatlon an& 

the ?onu of propcaed rFeO&mt; 

(Kern& e&led-the 'governing Bed7') that 8 Joatitio8tion o? aeed 8ttd that m 8pplio8tlcn or 4ppli. 

eatIons be tile& in.meh term as ma7 be required 

by tbs Geremmemt, to pr4vld4 noh edneatibaal taoilitls4 80 m required to 8llevl8te W&I 8omte 

shhactager and th8f the Applieattt aill 0-17 ritb 

the r8rl4u4 mquftwettts and Ootdstictto eeOsmur7 

to enable the Sarsmmeat to provide 4uOh taoifS.- 

ties; md 

l BB IT FURTBRR.W.ROLVICI) thmt 

bmae ot reeresemtati*e) 

cant’s Reprswntatlre and im l uthorirdl in bi4 eaproit 4s woh Repre44atstite to tile ritb the 

Rovermwent a juatltlo8ticn of need rad 8x1 applloatian or applloafiaam to negat‘later exe4de, and 

enter late Iu1 8greemmnt or agrwmeata ritb the 

Goremwnt In mbatantiall7 the fera of qrumttnt 

considered by the Qatem*ng Body, to negct98te. 

exeoote md enter into auOh other 8greemente and 

inafrwmemts and to performend do an7 and 811 rota 

taa ma7 he neo e#sa r y te ptmTid0 l suita b le sit0 utd 

site prepantlcn, streets or rc8dra74, sidewalkm, 

lsndscspinp, uti~lt~ ~43114~ teohai48Y or 44@444rjng data, nrahiteotwral or ewgineedng serdoes, 

weaesury dghts et entry and rights a? way for 

Government. opentlons, to aooept ca hehnl? n? the 

App?iamt oenerahip and paaaeeaion of mwah faoi~ltier, do arsuro the Ootem?#nt that awob ?aOl~~ties 

ritl *I) wtillaed b7 the Appllo8nt to carry out the 

pwrpo44n ct euoh law, an4 t.4 do or perform any and 

all nther not4 that are ne8earr7 to 4444znpllab the 
p~erable 1al ter WoodtaX 

gtmorable WaY ter laonn - page 0 

pw-peses a? the Applloant’s aypllaatlcm, to ~erfona 

the App7lQant’s ohlIpltlOns under itu agreement with 

the rtovemtmant, and to nhtaln the ~rWis1 cm of nuah 

feoiltt~ea.” 

The tow of a~emmtt annteupfated in the ~otemaentl 1 plan, which also aaoompmles your reqnest, Is as fo’llow8r 

*This Aveaoent entered Into this day o? 

194 , between tbe mitti 8CGm of 

Amerfea (h&ein-hYYed the *amertmant’), l a flnby g 

and through the Bureau of %wun lty Fseilitiem, Ped- 

- maI Works Agemy, snd (berein eall ad 

tbe ‘Applicant*), a , dttiJ0rfpttiati ~rd 

exlrting by rlr@e o? the laws of I 

'WIFlaih3fS~t What purmwxt to the l ppllcrtion 

of the Applioaat and for the parpose et sa+g cut 

Publia Law (191, Toth Wagresmr approved August 8, 

1946, (herein aalled the ‘IPaabllng LII’), the parties hereto do hereby agree, in oonsideration at the 

mutus1 prqtws and tmder%akings herein speaffbd 

and in aseardanee With the suthority pnfsd to tbS 

authorlred representative ai the Applioant, 8s fef1owltt 

“1. padertamg by the dove-t Sbe BotermRent ogreeo that, at its am east 8nd expense and 

thl%Qfi the Use Ot’ l’C%WIO of stt’Q~tttF4tn O?’ fBai?~itiOS, 

3~olndlng lmprorementsr oqnlpamt, wterialu, or turnlrhlngs rrrllabfe or mde l va ila b fto s the Pederal 

Worka Administrator ptwsumt to suab &Dabling Law,.it 

WllTl 

;(a) 

‘(a) 

‘(a) 

ProTide for the Applioantr in or abOUt 

the toarlify or Yooalltles indicated 

below, the iolYnrin~ desaribed eduOatlonsl iroiY ities (herein on1 led ‘Ekluaational Faa~lities’lt 

Make neoaseary aonne8tlans to the utility 

malnt~ made ara3.Yable by the Appli6mt purmmnt to thl,s AgreemGat? 

Wander possesdan and omership Of the 
BdtmatimaY Fao%Ylties to the AppYlernf 

a8 scan otter lnstsY7r~cn en preet,Iosble. 

-9. vtder ta$&g by the Apnlloan~r The Applicant 

amees that where needed and to the extent reaulred 

bi; the Ontermmmtr but witboot any Oost or ax&nse 

te tha Gnrenlment, it riYYt 

‘- *(8) 

” (b) 

“(4) 

03. 

Fumisb matirbaetery dotajled p3ot pY,lhs 

sbowlng topcmaphyr 8dJaaemt buildings, 

streets sad utllltiem oe md near tbe 

alte er mites of the proposed faOJ.lltiem, 

drawing8 aad s~eO1f~oatlune md, Other 

8rahlte~tural aml emglmoering sew%oes, 

jneltlding staMmg and Y,qouf o$ Looatious 

md %atllity malne. 

tomi& a mltsble dte or sltea for the 

Bduoatlottrl loellitierr provide rtir 

factory evldewe OS title or &iequ~ta 

peaeem~~ry Intomade aad Prepare UO?I . 

dte or dfom by elearin~ar pttkbiags 

#padIne: aud dmiaage. 

Provide neremwy rtroetm or roadrry8, 

ddMsltm, YaedMi@a(C md Utitiw 

mluo required In 4eun*etlutt 8lt.k my 

l tmetures tb8t are to be provided hy 

tke tturermetrt under this Aureammhs 

sY1 In ~oeordmoe rith the approved 

plauetmd speelflestlone. 

RIdit of ltnttqt The AppYlesnt hereby granta 

to the 6otentment~ Its agents, repesentrti.res and aontnetors (and their employees).tPYY right, power Dnd 

autbotitf to enter upw the abcve-menticned site or 

rites together w¶ th 8Y,Y ~eoesrr~ rights of r8y therean 

and rights of ingress to aad ems8 traS the rrite or 

sites pro~i%ed by tbe AppYiWt ter the purposes or tbio 

A~ea?e& wftk aY7 neeeseary Tight an6 arrthority to periama thereon, wltbeot mdue Interferemet web 8ate and 

tLla/s SII my he neoessary to the perPormmce of the 

tevernnmnt's obligation bemamder. 

T?m Apptieant agrees that it, tts 

eoctnetore wilY eoepemt? fuYYf 

with the 6c*ermaent, fts agents, rcpresentatlves and eoe- 

APPROVED 

OPINION 0 COMMITTEE 

d-e? c**I”u*r4 

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