HBA-CMT C.S.H.B. 83 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 83 By: Gallego County Affairs 3/4/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, the Big Bend Regional Hospital District Board of Directors is not expressly authorized to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of property, facilities, or equipment on behalf of the district. C.S.H.B. 83 authorizes the board to sell or otherwise dispose of property, facilities, or equipment. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 83 amends law to authorize the Big Bend Regional Hospital District Board of Directors (board) to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of district property, facilities, or equipment. The bill provides that the sale or other disposal of the property, facilities, or equipment must be at a public sale and at a price and on the terms the board determines are most advantageous to the Big Bend Regional Hospital District (district). The bill authorizes the board to donate any surplus personal property or equipment to another governmental entity or to a charitable organization if the donation serves a public purpose and is accompanied by adequate consideration. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the required vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 83 modifies the original by adding that the Big Bend Regional Hospital District Board of Directors (board) can lease property, equipment, or facilities on behalf of the Big Bend Regional Hospital District (district). The substitute provides that any sale or other disposal of equipment, property, or facilities must be done at a public sale and at a price the board determines to be most advantageous to the district. The substitute differs from the original by authorizing the board to donate surplus personal property and equipment to another governmental entity or charitable organization.