Texas Government Code 442.0057 – Solicitation, Receipt, and Transfer of Land
(a) The commission may solicit and receive donations of land for public purposes and may refuse donations of land not acceptable for public purposes.
(b) If title to a site has vested in the commission and if ownership of the site is no longer in the best interest of the commission, the commission may transfer the title:
(1) to another state commission, department, or institution requesting the site;
(2) to the donor of the land if the donor requests the return of the site;
(3) to the United States if it has undertaken the development of the site for public purposes;
(4) to the grantor if the deed to the commission contains a reversion clause providing that title reverts to the grantor when the site is not used for the purposes for which it was acquired; or
(5) to any legally authorized entity if the property is to be used for public purposes.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 442.0057
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005