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TX Nat Res Code § 31.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.059. Receiver's Books

Sec. 31.059.  RECEIVER'S BOOKS.  (a)  The receiver shall keep books in which the following shall be entered:(1)  each deposit separately;  and(2)  the name of the person.(b)  The receiver shall keep letters and other vouchers filed in neat and regular order and number corresponding with the books of the office.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(128), eff. June 17, 2011.(d)  In the books of the office, the receiver shall keep separate columns indicating the amount of funds paid.(e)  On removal from office or resignation, the receiver shall turn over the books of the office, accounts, and money to the appointed successor or to the commissioner and shall receive a receipt for them.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2373, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 14.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 8, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(128), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.062. Embezzlement

Sec. 31.062.  EMBEZZLEMENT.  If a suspended receiver is found guilty of embezzlement, the receiver shall be removed from office and a suit shall be instituted to recover on a bond authorized under Chapter 653, Government Code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2374, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 33(1), eff. June 20, 2003.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 14.003, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.064. Setting and Collecting Fees

Sec. 31.064.  SETTING AND COLLECTING FEES.  The commissioner shall set and collect, for the use of the state, reasonable fees in amounts for filing fees, preparation of certificates of fact, certified copies, maps, reproduction of maps and sketches, Spanish translations, patents and deeds of acquittance, and for other miscellaneous services, including but not limited to shipping in a mailing tube and typed transcriptions or taped copies of tapes or other sound recordings, and any other provided services and products.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 405, ch. 81, Sec. 21(m), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 9, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.0655 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.0655. Save Texas History and Adopt-a-Beach Programs

Sec. 31.0655.  SAVE TEXAS HISTORY AND ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAMS. (a) For purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659, Government Code:(1)  the land office, for the sole purpose of managing the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs, is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign; and(2)  a state employee is entitled to authorize a deduction for contributions to the land office for the purposes of managing the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132, Government Code, and the land office may use the contributions for the purpose of:(A)  preserving historic maps and documents under the Save Texas History program; or(B)  administering the Adopt-A-Beach program.(b)  The land office may use cash, gifts, grants, donations, or in-kind contributions the land office receives through the administration of the Save Texas History program to:(1)  preserve, conserve, and promote the land office's records;(2)  provide educational programming and resources on Texas history; and(3)  acquire additional records to complement the land office's records.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 36, Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1213 (H.B. 860), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (H.B. 2971), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.066. Authority to Accept Title to a Site Following Completion of Remedial Action in Accordance With Federal Law

Sec. 31.066.  AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT TITLE TO A SITE FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF REMEDIAL ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.  (a)  If it is necessary for the United States government to acquire real property in this state to conduct remedial action at a site listed on the National Priorities List under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.), the commissioner may accept transfer on behalf of the state of the title and interest in the real property from the United States government.  The commissioner may accept a transfer following completion of remedial action at a site only on the condition that the state will not incur any liability under that federal law solely by acquiring the title and interest in the real estate.(b)  Following state assumption of ownership, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall provide for maintenance of the real property, including necessary environmental monitoring, consistent with terms of contracts and cooperative agreements with the federal government entered in accordance with the Water Code and Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code.(c)  Any title and interest in real property acquired by the commissioner under this section shall be held in the name of the state.  Title or interest acquired under this section does not become a part of the permanent school fund or any other fund created by the Texas Constitution.(d)  The commissioner may sell any title or interest acquired by the state under this section in accordance with Section 31.158.  Proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the Texas farm and ranch lands conservation fund established under Chapter 84, Parks and Wildlife Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 507, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(75), eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.262, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 11, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (H.B. 3632), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.067. Authority to Sell Certain Agency Real Property

Sec. 31.067.  AUTHORITY TO SELL CERTAIN AGENCY REAL PROPERTY.  The division is authorized to sell any real property acquired on behalf of the state pursuant to Section 402.025, Government Code.  Sale of such real property shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 31.158 of this code unless otherwise provided by law.  Proceeds of sale shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund as specified in Section 402.025, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 12, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.0671 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.0671. Agency Authority to Sell or Exchange Real Property

Sec. 31.0671.  AGENCY AUTHORITY TO SELL OR EXCHANGE REAL PROPERTY.  Any state agency or political subdivision may directly sell or exchange real property to which it holds title with the School Land Board for the benefit of the permanent school fund if the sale or exchange is for market value.  Section 272.001, Local Government Code, does not apply to an exchange under this section.  A political subdivision must provide the governor with advance notice of a proposed sale or exchange under this section, which notice must be sent to the governor at least 30 days before the transaction may be effected.  In addition, the governor may disapprove any sale or exchange of real property by a state agency under this section prior to the sale or exchange.  The state agency contemplating a sale or exchange under this section shall submit to the governor a formal request for approval.  The state agency may conduct the sale or exchange unless the governor gives the state agency written notice disapproving the sale or exchange.  The governor must provide written notice of disapproval under this section not later than the 30th day after the date the governor receives the written request for approval.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 13, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.0672 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.0672. Authority to Conduct Certain Real Property Transactions

Sec. 31.0672.  AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.  (a)  The division may directly sell to a political subdivision or a development corporation organized under Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code, any real property owned by the state that the legislature has authorized or the governor has approved for sale under Subchapter E if the commissioner determines the sale is in the best interest of the state.(b)  The governor must approve any sale of real property under this section.  Failure of the governor to approve the sale constitutes a veto of the transaction.(c)  A sale of real property under this chapter must be for market value and under other terms and conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best interest of the state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 13, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 156 (S.B. 1509), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 16.001, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.068. Standing to Enforce Restrictions

Sec. 31.068.  STANDING TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  The commissioner and the attorney general have standing to enforce a:(1)  restrictive covenant affecting real property owned by the permanent school fund or a state agency;(2)  restriction expressed in a transfer document or legislative act conveying real property then owned by the state;  or(3)  statutory restriction on the sale or lease of real property patented or leased by the state to a navigation district, including a restriction provided by Section 61.116 or 61.117, Water Code.(b)  The attorney general, on the attorney general's own initiative or at the request and on behalf of the commissioner, may bring suit to enforce the rights of the state under this section.(c)  This section does not apply to:(1)  permanent university fund land;  or(2)  other real property controlled or administered by the board of regents of The University of Texas System.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 613, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 14, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 31.069. Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Services After Declared Natural Disaster

Sec. 31.069.  INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES AFTER DECLARED NATURAL DISASTER.  (a)  The land office shall enter into indefinite quantity contracts with vendors to provide information management services, construction services, including engineering services, and other services the land office determines may be necessary to construct, repair, or rebuild property or infrastructure in the event of a natural disaster.(b)  A contract entered into under Subsection (a) may not expire after May 1 of a calendar year.  The terms of a contract under Subsection (a) must:(1)  provide that the contract is contingent on:(A)  the availability of funds;(B)  the occurrence of a natural disaster not later than 48 months after the effective date of the contract; and(C)  delivery of the services to an area of this state declared by the governor or president of the United States under law to be a disaster area as a result of the natural disaster; and(2)  have a term of four years.(c)  The land office shall ensure that it has contracts in place under this section with vendors to provide the services described by Subsection (a) that take effect immediately on the expiration of a contract under this section.(d)  A contract under this section may be funded by multiple sources including local, state, and federal agencies and the disaster contingency fund established under Section 418.073, Government Code.(e)  If the land office determines that federal funds may be used for a contract under Subsection (a), the land office shall ensure that the contract complies with the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. Chapter 1), or a successor regulation.(f)  In awarding a contract under this section, the land office shall consider and apply any applicable state law and rules of the land office relating to contracting with historically underutilized businesses.(g)  If on September 1, 2019, the land office has indefinite quantity contracts with vendors for the provision of the types of services specified by Subsection (a), the land office is not required to enter into new indefinite quantity contracts that meet the requirements of this section until those existing contracts expire.  This subsection expires September 1, 2023.(h)  The land office shall follow the procedures provided by Section 2254.004, Government Code, in contracting for engineering services under this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 577 (S.B. 300), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter E. Real Property Accounting and Management|Section 31.153. Real Property Accounting and Records

Sec. 31.153.  REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNTING AND RECORDS.  (a)  All real property owned by the state shall be accounted for by the state agency that possesses the real property.(b)  Each state agency shall maintain a record of each item of real property it possesses.  The record must include the following information and shall be furnished to the division:(1)  a description of each item of real property by reference to a volume number, and page or image number or numbers of the official public records of real property in a particular county, or if not applicable, by a legal description;(2)  the date of purchase of the real property, if applicable;(3)  the purchase price of the real property, if applicable;(4)  the name of the state agency holding title to the real property for the state;(5)  a description of the current uses of the real property and of the projected future uses of the real property;  and(6)  a description of each building or other improvement located on the real property.(c)  If the description of real property required under this section is excessively voluminous, the division may direct the agency in possession of the real property to furnish the description only in summary form, as agreed to by the division and the state agency involved.(d)  Each state agency, other than an institution of higher education, annually at the time set by the division, shall furnish the Texas Historical Commission with a photograph and information that specifies and identifies the age of each building:(1)  that was acquired by the agency after the date of the preceding annual submission and that is at least 45 years old on the date of the current submission; or(2)  that is possessed by the agency and has become 45 years old since the date the information was previously submitted.(e)  On request, each state agency shall provide the division with any photographs and information furnished to the Texas Historical Commission under this section.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 102, Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 1985.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 15, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 6.14, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter E. Real Property Accounting and Management|Section 31.154. Real Property Inventory

Sec. 31.154.  REAL PROPERTY INVENTORY.  The division shall review and keep inventory records of all real property owned by the state.  The division shall compile the inventory records from the information submitted under Sections 31.153 and 31.155 of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 102, Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 1985.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 15, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter E. Real Property Accounting and Management|Section 31.156. Real Property Review

Sec. 31.156.  REAL PROPERTY REVIEW.  (a)  The division shall review the real property inventory of each state agency not less than every four years, and a review shall be made during the calendar year before the agency is scheduled for abolition under the Texas Sunset Act (Chapter 325, Government Code). The division may verify the accuracy of inventory records provided by an agency.(b)  The division shall:(1)  identify real property owned or controlled by the state that is not being used or is being substantially underused;  and(2)  make recommendations to the commissioner regarding the use of the real property or a real estate transaction involving the real property.(c)  The division's recommendations must include an analysis of the highest and best use to which the real property may legally be placed and shall also include alternative uses of the real property addressing potential for commercial or agricultural lease of the real property or any other real estate transaction or use that the division may deem to be in the best interest of the state.(d)  The division shall submit to the commissioner information pertinent to the evaluation of a real estate transaction involving the real property, including an evaluation of any proposals received from private parties that would be of significant benefit to the state and:(1)  if the division recommends a real estate transaction involving the real property, the market value of the real property and the current market conditions; or(2)  if the division does not recommend a real estate transaction involving the real property, evidence of the real property's value in a form determined to be appropriate by the commissioner.(e)  In any year that the division will evaluate real property under the management and control of the Texas Military Department, the division shall notify the department before the division begins the evaluation.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 102, Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.20(39), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1021, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 15, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 194 (H.B. 957), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1335 (S.B. 1724), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 2.12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.1573 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter E. Real Property Accounting and Management|Section 31.1573. Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Governor

Sec. 31.1573.  REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  The land office shall take charge and control of real property as necessary to conduct and close a real estate transaction authorized by the governor.(b)  The expenses incurred by the land office in conducting a real estate transaction, including the payment of reasonable brokerage fees, may be deducted from the proceeds of the transaction before the proceeds are deposited.  The land office may adopt rules relating to the payment of reasonable brokerage fees.(c)  Unless otherwise dedicated by the Texas Constitution, the proceeds of the transaction shall be deposited:(1)  to the credit of the Texas capital trust fund if the agency is eligible under Chapter 2201, Government Code, to participate in that fund;(2)  in the state treasury to the credit of the affected agency if the agency is not eligible under Chapter 2201, Government Code, to participate in the Texas capital trust fund;  or(3)  notwithstanding Subdivisions (1) and (2), as otherwise directed under the procedures of Chapter 317, Government Code.(d)  The grant of an interest in real property owned by the state under this section must:(1)  comply with the requirements of Section 31.158 to the extent the requirements do not conflict with a recommendation in the governor's report under Section 31.1571; and(2)  be conveyed by an instrument signed by the commissioner and, if the transaction was conducted under Section 31.158(c)(7), by the governor.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 16, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3 (S.B. 903), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Nat Res Code § 31.1581 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle C - Administration|Chapter 31 - General Land Office|Subchapter E. Real Property Accounting and Management|Section 31.1581. Transfer of Real Property for Use as Affordable Housing

Sec. 31.1581.  TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY FOR USE AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.  (a)  If the legislature authorizes or the governor approves the transfer of title to real property to an entity for use as affordable housing, the division shall take possession and control of the real property and shall conduct the transaction as provided by the policy adopted under Subsection (b).(b)  The division shall adopt a policy regarding the method of transferring title to real property designated as suitable for affordable housing to an entity for use as affordable housing.  The policy must include monitoring and enforcement provisions to ensure that the real property is used for affordable housing.|Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Redesignated from Natural Resources Code Sec. 31.158(d), (e) and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 17, eff. June 20, 2003.|