June 16, 1953 

Hon. Glbb GIlchrIst 

Chanaellor 

Opinion No. s-52. 

Texas A & M College System Re: Authority of the Board 

College Station, Texas of Directors of the 

A & M College System 

to discontinue operation of the programs 

being conducted at 

Bluebonnet Farm and 

to execute a quItclaIm 

deed to the United 

States In conalderatlon of reimbursement 

for costs there exDear Sir: pended by A & M. 

You have requested an opInIon as to the legality of a conveyance by the Board of Direotors of Texas 

A de ld College System of certain lands known as Bluebonnet.~~Parm, aoqulred by the Texas A & M College System 

bj.8 ilded without warranty from the United States of 

America, acting by and through the War Assets AdmInIstratioti, and a qultclalm deed by the Farm Security Administration, 0. S. Department of Agriculture. 

The conveyance by the deed without warranty 

was made vith certain conditions, one of which follows: 

"FIRST: That for a period of twentyfive (25) years from the date of this conveyance said premises shall be continuously 

used as and for agrioultural research, 

educational training program, experimental 

and developpent work with livestock, demonstration farms, and for purposes incidental 

to the educational and agricultural activities 

of A & M College of Texas, Its successors 

and assigns, but for no other purposes." 
Hon. Glbb Gilchrist, page 2 (S-52) 

The deed states that If there la a breach of 

one of the conditions so set out, . ..a11 right, title 

land Interest in and to the said premises shall, at its 

option, revert to and become the property of the United 

States of America which shall have the immediate right 

of entry upon said premises and the sala A & M College 

of Texae, Its successors or assigns shall forfeit all 

right, title and Interest m.an The provisions of the 

quitclaim deed are substantially the same., 

Therefore, under the conditional provisions 

of the deed without warranty and the qultclalm deed, 

the Board of Directors of Texas A 8c ld College System 

can at any time abrogate Its responalbillty by abandoning the property ana ceasing to use It In the manner 

prescribed by the raid Instruments. 

The execution of a deed without warranty and 

a quitclaim deed by the Board of Directors of the Texar 

A & M College System to the United States off America 

Is merely the declared Intention of the Board of Dlrectars that it is abandoning the property which It has 

been using for purporer designated in the deed without 

warranty and quitclaim deed by which It acquired title 

from the United States of America, and that the reverter 

clause should take effect Immediately. 

Since this authority Is so given to A & M College it would be legal and proper for the Board of Dfrector8 bf A & l& College System to convey the lands by executlng a quitclaim deed to the United States Government 

upon payment by the Government for costs expended there 

byA &M:. 
Hon. Gibb Gllchrlst, page 3 (S-92) 

SUMMARY 

The Board of Directors of the 

A & M College System has authority 

to discontinue operation of the programs being conducted at Bluebonnet 

Farm and to return sala farm by executing a quitclaim deed to the United 

States In consideration of relmbursement for costs there expended by 

A & M. 

APPROVED: 

Rudy G. Rice 

State Affairs Dl~lslon 

C. K. Richards 

Revlewer 

Robert S. Trottl 

First Assistant 

John Ben Shepperd 

Attorney General 

Yours very truly, 

JOHN BEN SREPPERD 

Attorney General