Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County.

89(R) HB 3773 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R11047 RAL-F

By: Wharton

H.B. No. 3773

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas

Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. (a) As soon as practicable, the Texas Department

of Criminal Justice shall transfer to Walker County the real

property interests of the State of Texas and the department in the

tract of land described by Subsection (f) of this section.

(b) Walker County may use the property transferred under

this Act only for a justice center. If Walker County uses the

property for any purpose other than the purpose described by this

subsection or if Walker County fails to use the property for the

purpose described by this subsection before the 10th anniversary of

the date of transfer, ownership of the property automatically

reverts to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer

the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The

instrument of transfer must:

(1) provide that:

(A) Walker County may use the property only for a

justice center; and

(B) ownership of the property will automatically

revert to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if Walker

County:

(i) uses the property for any purpose other

than the purpose described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision; or

(ii) fails to use the property for the

purpose described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision before the

10th anniversary of the date of the transfer; and

(2) describe the property to be transferred by metes

and bounds.

(d) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall retain

custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of

transfer is filed in the real property records of Walker County.

(e) Sections 31.158 and 31.159, Natural Resources Code, do

not apply to the transfer of real property authorized by this Act.

(f) The tract of land referred to in this section is

described as follows:

State of Texas 14.999 Acres

County of WALKER

EXHIBIT "A"

Field notes of a 14.999 acres (653,371 sq. ft.)out of a called

279.39 acres, lying and being situated in the P. Gray League, A-24,

Walker County, being the same land described in Volume 112, Page 52

of the Official Records of Walker County, Texas and being more

particularly described herein;

Beginning at a concrete monument found in the south margin of a 100'

wide road (FM 2821), being the east margin of a variable width

county road (Smith Hill Road), marking the northwest corner and

point of beginning of the herein described 14.999 acres;

Thence N 60°21'13" E, along and with the south margin of FM 2821 , a

distance of 159.94 feet to a concrete monument found, marking an

interior corner of the herein described 14.999 acres;

Thence continuing along and with the south margin of FM 2821 with a

curve to the right having a radius of 3780.30 feet, an arc length of

745.28, with a chord bearing of N 81°11'59" E , and a chord distance

of 744.07 feet to a concrete monument found for an interior corner

of the herein described 14.999 acres;

Thence N 86°58'17" E, continuing along and with the south margin of

FM 2821, a distance of 182.83 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set marked

"Campbell - Sandoval" from which a concrete monument found bears N

86°58'19" E, a distance of 557.10 feet marking the northeast corner

of the herein described 14.999 acres;

Thence S 03°53'37" E, departing the south margin of FM 2821, cutting

across and through the called 279.39 acre parent tract, a distance

of 634.00 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set marked "Campbell - Sandoval",

marking the southeast corner of the herein described 14.999 acres;

Thence S 85°53'14" W, cutting across and through the called 279.39

acre parent tract , a distance of 1067.85 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set

marked "Campbell - Sandoval" from which a 1/2" iron rod found bears

S 03°56'02" E, a distance of 121.33 feet, said point being in the

east margin of the aforementioned Smith Hill Road, marking the

southwest corner of the herein described 14.999 acres;

Thence N 03°56'02" W, along and with the east margin of Smith Hill

Road, a distance of 507.71 feet back to point of beginning and

containing 14.999 acres.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.