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TX Govt Code § 496.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.001. Acquisition of Real Property

Sec. 496.001.  ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.  The board may acquire real property through purchase, subject to specific appropriative authority in the General Appropriations Act, or through the acceptance of a gift, grant, or donation for a facility.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.001 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.016, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.002. Eminent Domain

Sec. 496.002.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The board has eminent domain authority to condemn and acquire land if necessary to eliminate security hazards, protect the life and property of citizens of this state, or improve the efficiency, management, or operations of the department.(b)  The exercise of the power of eminent domain by the board is governed by Chapter 21, Property Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.002 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.017, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.0021. Sale of Department Real Property

Sec. 496.0021.  SALE OF DEPARTMENT REAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The board may sell state-owned real property under the board's management and control at the real property's fair market value.  The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a transaction under this section on behalf of the board using procedures under Section 31.158(c), Natural Resources Code.  Proceeds from the transaction shall be deposited in the Texas capital trust fund.(b)  The board may authorize the sale of land directly to a local government at fair market value without the requirement of a sealed bid sale if the local government acquires the property for use as a local correctional facility.(c)  The board shall authorize the sale of land directly to a municipality at fair market value without the requirement of a sealed bid sale if:(1)  the municipality seeking to acquire the land notifies the department in writing of the municipality's desire to acquire the land for municipal airport expansion;(2)  the land is located next to an active runway of a municipally owned airport;(3)  the municipality is acquiring the land to expand municipal airport facilities or supporting commercial operations for the airport; and(4)  the department primarily uses the land for guard housing.(d)  After receiving the notice required by Subsection (c), the board shall:(1)  obtain an appraisal of the land to be sold to the municipality;(2)  request that the municipality provide the board with an appraisal of the land to be sold; and(3)  determine whether a third appraisal by an appraiser mutually selected by the department and municipality is necessary to determine fair market value of the land to be sold.(e)  Within 18 months of receiving the notice required by Subsection (c), the board shall finalize the sale of the land to the municipality at fair market value.(f)  In determining the fair market value of land to be sold under Subsection (c), the department shall consider the necessary remediation that must be completed before the land can be used for airport expansion.  If a third appraisal is required under Subsection (d), the fair market value is considered to be the average of the three appraisals required under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 215, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.018, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 25 (S.B. 1149), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 496.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.003. Lease of Real Property

Sec. 496.003.  LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The board may lease state-owned real property under the board's management and control at the real property's fair market lease value.  The initial period of a lease under this section may not exceed 20 years.  The lease may contain terms and conditions determined by the board to be in the best interest of the department. Neither a member of the board nor a person related to a member within the second degree by affinity or within the third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, may own an interest in an entity leasing real property under this section.(b)  The department shall deposit in the general revenue fund to the credit of a special account the proceeds of a lease entered into under this section, after deducting expenses.  The proceeds may be used only for the payment of operating expenses of the department. Sections 403.094 and 403.095 do not apply to the dedication of lease proceeds under this subsection.(c)  The department shall notify taxing units authorized to impose property taxes on land leased under this section that the land has been leased.  The department shall send a copy of the lease by first class mail, return receipt requested, to each taxing unit in which the land is located.  The lessee is liable for property taxes imposed on land leased under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 72nd Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.003 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended as Sec. 495.003 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 28, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(28), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.019, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.0031. Transfer of Facilities

Sec. 496.0031.  TRANSFER OF FACILITIES.  (a)  The department may transfer a correctional facility to another agency of the state, and the agency receiving the facility  subsequently may transfer the facility back to the department.(b)  A transfer under this section requires the agreement of the board and the governing body of the agency receiving the correctional facility or returning the correctional facility to the department, both as to the identity of the facility to be transferred and to the method of transfer.(c)  In this section, "transfer" means to convey title to, lease, or otherwise convey the beneficial use of a correctional facility and land appurtenant to the facility.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 1, eff. June 5, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.020, eff. June 7, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.0032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.0032. Agricultural Lease

Sec. 496.0032.  AGRICULTURAL LEASE.  The board under terms advantageous to the department may lease real property for use by the department for agricultural purposes and lease fixtures and appurtenances to the property.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 8.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 496.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.004. Easements

Sec. 496.004.  EASEMENTS.  (a)  The board may grant or lease permanent or temporary right-of-way easements on department land for:(1)  public highways, roads and streets, and ditches;(2)  electric lines and pipelines, including necessary wires, pipes, poles, and other equipment used to transmit, convey, or distribute water, electricity, gas, oil, or similar substances or commodities;(3)  electrical substations;  or(4)  the provision of utilities for the operation of facilities of the department and roadways for access to facilities of the department.(b)  The board may not grant or lease an easement unless the board receives fair and adequate consideration.  However, the board may without consideration grant a state highway easement to the Texas Department of Transportation, a roadway easement to a county for connecting roads between state highways, easements to utility providers for utilities to serve facilities of the department, and roadway easements to a city or a county to provide roadways for facilities of the department.(c)  A grant or lease must contain a full reservation of minerals in and under the land.  The board may impose other fair and reasonable conditions, covenants, and provisions.(d)  The department shall deposit money received from a grant or lease of easements and money received from damages to department land in the general revenue fund to the credit of a special account. Money received under this section may be used only for the payment of operating expenses of the department.  Sections 403.094 and 403.095 do not apply to the dedication of money under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.004 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 508, Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(37), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.021, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.005. Tax Exemption

Sec. 496.005.  TAX EXEMPTION.  (a)  Property associated with a facility described by Subsection (b) is exempt from taxation during the time the property is used exclusively for the purposes of the department.(b)  This section applies to:(1)  land in Anderson County owned by the state for the use and benefit of the institutional division that is subject to a lease granted by the board and a sublease entered into by the division and the General Services Commission, on which is located the correctional facility known as the Mark W. Michael Unit of the Coffield Prison Farm;  and(2)  a parcel of land in Anderson, Brazoria, Coryell, Houston, Madison, or Walker County owned by the state for the use and benefit of the institutional division that is subject to a lease granted by the board and a sublease entered into by the division and the General Services Commission, on which is located a trusty camp facility.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.005 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.022, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.006. Road Maintenance

Sec. 496.006.  ROAD MAINTENANCE.  (a)  The department and the Texas Department of Transportation may enter into and perform an agreement or contract for the maintenance of a road in or adjacent to a facility of the department.(b)  An agreement or contract entered into under this section and payments made under the agreement or contract must conform with the provisions of Chapter 771.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.006 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(38), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.023, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter A. Land|Section 496.007. Location of New Facilities

Sec. 496.007.  LOCATION OF NEW FACILITIES.  In determining the location of a facility to be built, the department, in evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed location, shall consider whether the proposed location is:(1)  close enough to a county with 100,000 or more inhabitants to provide access to services and other resources provided in such a county;(2)  cost-effective with respect to its proximity to other facilities of the department;(3)  close to an area that would facilitate release of inmates or persons confined in state jail felony facilities to their area of residence;  and(4)  close to an area that provides adequate educational opportunities and medical care.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.007 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.024, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter B. Purchasing Procedures; Property Insurance|Section 496.051. Purchasing Procedures

Sec. 496.051.  PURCHASING PROCEDURES.  (a)  The department shall comply with any special purchasing procedures requiring competitive review under Subtitle D, Title 10.  The department shall test the goods and services that it purchases in accordance with Section 2155.069 and may enter into a contract with a private or public entity to assist with testing.(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.051 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.025, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.19(5), (12), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 335, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 496.0515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter B. Purchasing Procedures; Property Insurance|Section 496.0515. Hazardous Waste Management Contracts

Sec. 496.0515.  HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.  (a)  The competitive bidding contract procedures established by Chapters 2155-2158, do not apply to a contract awarded by the department for:(1)  testing a solid waste or other substance to determine whether the waste or other substance is a hazardous waste;  or(2)  the transport, storage, treatment, or disposal of a hazardous waste.(b)  The department shall promulgate procedures for the purpose of purchasing under Subsection (a).  The department shall file copies of the procedures promulgated under this subsection with the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.026, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.192, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.53, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 496.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter B. Purchasing Procedures; Property Insurance|Section 496.052. Insurance

Sec. 496.052.  INSURANCE.  (a)  The board may purchase insurance to protect the department from loss due to the damage, loss, theft, or destruction of department aircraft.(b)  Insurance purchased by the board under this section must be on a form approved by the State Board of Insurance.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 495.052 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.027, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 496.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 496 - Land and Property|Subchapter C. Management of Property|Section 496.101. Automated Inventory and Maintenance System

Sec. 496.101.  AUTOMATED INVENTORY AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM.  (a)  As funds are appropriated for that purpose, the department shall establish for each facility of the department an automated inventory and maintenance system that interacts with the centralized computer system of the department.(b)  The system must maintain inventory records for parts and supplies control, monitor preventive maintenance and warranty schedules for equipment, estimate time standards for maintenance jobs, and organize a work order control process.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 238, Sec. 4.02, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.028, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 497.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter A. Texas Correctional Industries|Section 497.001. Texas Correctional Industries; Definitions

Sec. 497.001.  TEXAS CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES;  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  Texas Correctional Industries is an office in the department.(b)  In this subchapter and Subchapter B:(1)  "Office" means Texas Correctional Industries.(2)  "Articles and products" includes services provided through the use of work program participant labor.(3)  "Work program participant" means a person who:(A)  is an inmate confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department or a defendant or releasee housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the department;  and(B)  works at a job assigned by the office.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.001 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.029, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.14, 1.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 497.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter A. Texas Correctional Industries|Section 497.002. Purpose; Implementation

Sec. 497.002.  PURPOSE;  IMPLEMENTATION.  (a)  The purposes of the office are to implement this subchapter and Subchapter B  to:(1)  provide work program participants with marketable job skills to help reduce recidivism through a coordinated program of:(A)  job skills training;(B)  documentation of work history;  and(C)  access to resources provided by Project RIO and the Texas Workforce Commission, including access to resources provided through assistance to local workforce development boards in referring work program participants to the Project RIO employment referral services provided under Section 306.002, Labor Code;  and(2)  reduce department costs by providing products and articles for the department and providing products or articles for sale on a for-profit basis to the public or to agencies of the state or political subdivisions of the state.(b)  To implement the purposes of the office, the department may establish and operate a prison industries program at each correctional facility that the department considers suitable for such a program.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.002 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.030, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 497.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter A. Texas Correctional Industries|Section 497.003. Advisory Committee

Sec. 497.003.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The board may establish a prison industries advisory committee.  If the board establishes a prison industries advisory committee, the advisory committee must be composed of nine members appointed by the board.  In appointing members under this subsection, the board shall appoint persons who represent business and industry, including one member of the board and other persons who are:(1)  local workforce development board members;(2)  members of recognized labor organizations;  and(3)  members of the staff of the State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.(b)  Members of the advisory committee, if the advisory committee is established, serve staggered three-year terms with the terms of three members expiring February 1 of each calendar year.(c)  The prison industries advisory committee shall advise the board on all aspects of prison industry operations and shall make recommendations to the board on the effective use of prison industries programs to assist work program participants in the development of job skills necessary for successful reintegration into the community after release from imprisonment.(d)  Expired.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.003 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1360, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.17, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 497.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter A. Texas Correctional Industries|Section 497.004. Labor, Pay

Sec. 497.004.   LABOR, PAY.  (a)  The board may develop by rule and the department may administer an incentive pay scale for work program participants consistent with rules adopted by the board under Subchapter C.  Prison industries may be financed through contributions donated for this purpose by private businesses contracting with the department.  The department shall apportion pay earned by a work program participant in the same manner as is required by rules adopted by the board under Section 497.0581.(b)  In assigning work program participants to available job training positions in factories, the department shall consider each participant's classification and availability for work.  The department shall give priority to work program participants closest to release from imprisonment or supervision in making assignment to those job training positions that provide the most marketable skills.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.004 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(109), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.031, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1360, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.|