Texas Local Government Code 327.158 – Public Purpose of Donations, Agreements, or Transfers With or From Other Political Entities; Exception to Competitive Bidding
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(a) A governmental entity, including a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state, may sell, lease, donate, or otherwise transfer to a zoo board a zoo, zoo-related property, or any other property on a finding by the transferring entity that the action is being carried out to further the public purpose of providing and maintaining the zoo-related property.
(b) The entity may make the transfer without complying with laws on competitive bids or proposals.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 327.158
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Before making a transfer under this section, the governmental entity must obtain the approval of the county commissioners court.