(a) A person or the person’s heirs who conveyed real property to the state for use by the superconducting super collider research facility has a preference right to purchase the same tract of real property previously conveyed before the tract is offered for sale by the state to any other person.
(b) A person who has a preference right under this section must pay at least the market value for the real property as determined by an appraisal conducted by the land office.

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Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 31.309

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(c) This section does not apply to a subsurface estate as defined by § 31.308.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.