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TX Loc Govt Code § 263.1545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter D. Disposition of Salvage or Surplus Property|Section 263.1545. Broker Agreements for the Sale of Certain Surplus Property by Certain Counties

Sec. 263.1545.  BROKER AGREEMENTS FOR THE SALE OF CERTAIN SURPLUS PROPERTY BY CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to surplus property that:(1)  is owned by a county with a population of more than 1 million and less than 1.5 million;(2)  uses a high level of technology;(3)  was used or will be used in connection with or for a highly specialized program; and(4)  was purchased by the county for more than $250,000.(b)  The commissioners court of a county may enter into a broker agreement to sell surplus property described by Subsection (a) with a broker who has the expertise necessary to negotiate the sale of the surplus property.  The commissioners court may pay a fee to the broker if the broker produces a ready, willing, and able buyer to purchase the surplus property.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 262.024, a broker agreement under this section is subject to the competitive procurement procedures for services under Subchapter C, Chapter 262, regardless of the amount of the proposed broker's fee.(d)  The commissioners court of a county may sell the surplus property to the ready, willing, and able buyer who submits the highest cash offer and is produced by the broker in accordance with the broker agreement.(e)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioners court of a county may sell surplus property under this section without complying with the requirements for conducting a public auction, bidding, or trade-in under other law, including the requirements under Sections 263.152 and 263.153.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (H.B. 2762), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter D. Disposition of Salvage or Surplus Property|Section 263.155. Record

Sec. 263.155.  RECORD.  (a)  The commissioners court shall keep a record of each item of surplus or salvage property sold and the sale price of each item.(b)  The commissioners court shall keep, for one year, a record of each item of surplus or salvage property destroyed or otherwise disposed of.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 61(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter D. Disposition of Salvage or Surplus Property|Section 263.156. Proceeds

Sec. 263.156.  PROCEEDS.  Unless otherwise provided by law, the commissioners court shall deposit the proceeds from the sale of surplus or salvage property:(1)  in the county treasury to the credit of the general fund or the fund from which the property was purchased;  or(2)  if the property was used for maintenance or construction of county roads and bridges, in the county treasury to the credit of the county road and bridge fund.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter D. Disposition of Salvage or Surplus Property|Section 263.157. Title

Sec. 263.157.  TITLE.  If a purchaser of surplus or salvage property at a sale held in accordance with this subchapter complies in good faith with the conditions of the sale and the applicable rules of the commissioners court, the purchaser obtains good title to the property.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter D. Disposition of Salvage or Surplus Property|Section 263.158. Rules

Sec. 263.158.  RULES.  The commissioners court may adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter E. Conveyance of Real Property From County to United States|Section 263.202. Conveyance for Public Building

Sec. 263.202.  CONVEYANCE FOR PUBLIC BUILDING.  (a)  A county that owns land used for public purposes that exceeds the amount of land needed by the county for its public purposes may sell all or part of the excess to the United States at a private sale for any fair consideration approved by the commissioners court of the county.  The sale must be made under the statutes of the United States authorizing the acquisition of sites for public buildings.(b)  The commissioners court of the county is responsible for determining whether an excess of land exists and the extent to which the excess may be sold and conveyed under this section.(c)  For a conveyance under this section to be effective, the commissioners court must authorize the conveyance by an order entered in its minutes.  The order must:(1)  describe the land to be conveyed;(2)  state the consideration to be paid;  and(3)  direct the county judge of the county to execute in the name of the county a conveyance to the United States and to promptly make delivery of the conveyance on payment of the consideration to the appropriate officer of the county.(d)  An instrument of conveyance executed by the county judge must be in the form, and contain the covenants and warranties, prescribed by the commissioners court.  The instrument must reserve concurrent jurisdiction over the conveyed land for the service of all state criminal and civil process.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter E. Conveyance of Real Property From County to United States|Section 263.203. Conveyance for Civil Works Project

Sec. 263.203.  CONVEYANCE FOR CIVIL WORKS PROJECT.  If a county owns and controls land, or an interest in land, that is used or proposed to be used as a part of the site of a flood control, river and harbor improvement, water conservation, or other civil works project constructed or to be constructed by the United States, the county judge of the county, on order of the commissioners court or on a request of the United States that is supported by an order of the commissioners court, may convey an easement, or other interest in land, necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project to the United States or to a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state that is cooperating with the United States in the project.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter E. Conveyance of Real Property From County to United States|Section 263.204. Conveyance for Military Installation or Facility

Sec. 263.204.  CONVEYANCE FOR MILITARY INSTALLATION OR FACILITY.  If a county owns and controls land, or an interest in land, near a federally owned or operated military installation or facility, the county judge of the county, on order of the commissioners court or on a request of the United States that is supported by an order of the commissioners court, may convey to the United States an easement, or other interest in the land, that is necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the installation or facility.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter E. Conveyance of Real Property From County to United States|Section 263.205. Consideration

Sec. 263.205.  CONSIDERATION.  The commissioners court shall determine the consideration for a conveyance under Section 263.203 or 263.204 and may determine that monetary consideration is not required.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter E. Conveyance of Real Property From County to United States|Section 263.206. Assent to Grant of Easement

Sec. 263.206.  ASSENT TO GRANT OF EASEMENT.  If the county does not own the fee simple title to land described by Section 263.203 or 263.204 and if the owner of the fee simple has executed an easement to the land for the purposes for which a conveyance is authorized under Section 263.203 or 263.204, the county judge, on order of the commissioners court, may join in and assent to the easement in the instrument granting the easement or in a separate instrument.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 263.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Chapter 263 - Sale or Lease of Property by Counties|Subchapter F. Advertising Space|Section 263.251. Sale or Lease of Advertising Space

Sec. 263.251.  SALE OR LEASE OF ADVERTISING SPACE.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may adopt a procedure by which the county may:(1)  lease to another entity advertising space located:(A)  in or on a building or part of a building owned by the county;(B)  on personal property owned by the county;(C)  on an official county website; or(D)  on personal property leased by the county, with the property owner's consent; or(2)  sell advertising space located on correspondence distributed by the county through the United States Postal Service.(b)  The procedure must include a requirement that the county publish, before a sale or lease of advertising space is made, a notice of its intent to sell or lease the advertising space.  The notice must:(1)  be published:(A)  at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 14th day before the date the award of the sale or lease is made; and(B)  on the county's official website continuously for the 14 days immediately before the date the award of the sale or lease is made;(2)  include a description of the advertising space, including its location and a description of the part of any real or personal property that the advertising space occupies; and(3)  include a description of the procedure by which bids or proposals for the sale or lease may be submitted.(c)  Under the procedure, the commissioners court may reject any and all bids or proposals submitted.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 46 (H.B. 477), Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (H.B. 1170), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.001. Short Title

Sec. 271.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Public Property Finance Act.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.002. Purpose

Sec. 271.002.  PURPOSE.  (a)  The legislature finds that the purchase or other acquisition or the use of property by governmental agencies and the financing of those activities are necessary to the efficient and economic operation of government.(b)  This subchapter promotes a public purpose by furnishing governmental agencies with a feasible means to purchase or otherwise acquire, use, and finance public property.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 752, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.005. Authority to Contract for Personal Property

Sec. 271.005.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The governing body of a governmental agency may execute, perform, and make payments under a contract with any person for the use or the purchase or other acquisition of any personal property, or the financing thereof.  The contract is an obligation of the governmental agency.  The contract may:(1)  be on the terms considered appropriate by the governing body;(2)  be in the form of a lease, a lease with an option or options to purchase, an installment purchase, or any other form considered appropriate by the governing body including that of an instrument which would be required to be approved by the attorney general under Chapter 1202, Government Code, provided that contracts in such form must be approved by the attorney general in accordance with the terms of that chapter;(3)  be for a term approved by the governing body and contain an option or options to renew or extend the term;  and(4)  be made payable from a pledge of all or any part of any revenues, funds, or taxes available to the governmental agency for its public purposes. (b)  The governing body of a governmental agency may contract under this section for materials and labor incident to the installation of personal property.(c)  A contract may provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid amounts of the contract at a rate or rates and may contain prepayment provisions, termination penalties, and other provisions determined within the discretion of the governing body.  The net effective interest rate on the contract may not exceed the net effective interest rate at which public securities may be issued in accordance with Chapter 1204, Government Code. Interest on the unpaid amounts of a contract shall be computed as simple interest.(d)  Subject only to applicable constitutional restrictions, the governing body may obligate taxes or revenues for the full term of a contract for the payment of the contract.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 82, Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 104, Sec. 3, eff. May 7, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.293, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.006. Compliance With Other Requirements

Sec. 271.006.  COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  In entering into the contract, a municipality must comply with the requirements of Chapter 252 and a county must comply with the requirements of Subchapter C, Chapter 262. However, the municipality or county is not required to submit to a referendum the question of entering into the contract.(b)  The purchasing requirements of Section 361.426, Health and Safety Code, apply to a purchase by a governmental agency under this chapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.0065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.0065. Additional Competitive Procedures

Sec. 271.0065.  ADDITIONAL COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.  (a)  In any procedure for competitive bidding under this subchapter, the governing body shall provide all bidders with the opportunity to bid on the same items on equal terms and have bids judged according to the same standards as set forth in the specifications.(b)  A governmental agency shall receive bids or proposals under this subchapter in a fair and confidential manner.(c)  A governmental agency may receive bids or proposals under this subchapter in hard-copy format or through electronic transmission.  A governmental agency shall accept any bids or proposals submitted in hard-copy format.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.007. Approved and Registered Contract

Sec. 271.007.  APPROVED AND REGISTERED CONTRACT.  (a)  If the governing body approves the contract and the contract provides for the payment of an aggregate amount of $100,000 or more, the governing body may submit the contract and the record relating to the contract to the attorney general for examination as to the validity of the contract.  The attorney general shall approve the contract if it has been made in accordance with the constitution and other laws of this state, and the contract then shall be registered by the comptroller of public accounts.(b)  After the contract has been approved and registered as provided by this section, the contract is valid and is incontestable for any cause.  The legal obligation of the lessor, vendor, or supplier of personal property or of the person installing personal property to the governmental agency is not diminished in any respect by the approval and registration of the contract.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.008. Authorized Investments

Sec. 271.008.  AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.  The contract is a legal and authorized investment for:(1)  banks, savings banks, trust companies, and savings and loan associations;(2)  insurance companies;(3)  fiduciaries and trustees;  and(4)  the sinking funds of a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision or corporation of this state.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter A. Public Property Finance Act|Section 271.009. Term of Contract

Sec. 271.009.  TERM OF CONTRACT.  The contract may be for any term not to exceed 25 years.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter B. Competitive Bidding on Certain Public Works Contracts|Section 271.021. Definitions

Sec. 271.021.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Component purchases" means purchases of the component parts of an item that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.(2)  "Governmental entity" means:(A)  a county;(B)  a common or independent school district;(C)  a hospital district or authority;(D)  a housing authority;  or(E)  an agency or instrumentality of the governmental entities described by Paragraphs (A) through (D).(3)  "Separate purchases" means purchases, made separately, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.(4)  "Sequential purchases" means purchases, made over a period, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1250, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.04, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1370, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 271.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property|Subtitle C - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 271 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Subchapter B. Competitive Bidding on Certain Public Works Contracts|Section 271.022. Exempt Contract

Sec. 271.022.  EXEMPT CONTRACT.  This subchapter does not affect a contract required to be awarded under Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(9), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|