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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of land in Jones State Forest for academic and |
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economic purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 88.1015, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows: |
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(4) "Jones State Forest" means the real property owned |
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by The Texas A&M University System consisting of approximately |
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1,733 acres in Montgomery County and referred to as the William |
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Goodrich Jones State Forest. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 88.1085 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 88.1085. USE OF LAND IN JONES STATE FOREST. |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter, the |
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board may use or lease land in Jones State Forest for the |
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construction of buildings or improvements for multipurpose uses, |
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including academic, research, and private commercial uses, when in |
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its judgment it is advantageous to the state to do so. |
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(b) Net profits accruing from use or lease of land in Jones |
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State Forest under the authority of this section shall be used at |
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the discretion of the board. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |