HB1836 - Relating to a study and report by the General Land Office on private landowner participation in border security.

  89R1996 DRS-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 1836       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study and report by the General Land Office on private   landowner participation in border security.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  STUDY. (a)  The General Land Office shall   conduct a study to identify methods to increase private landowner   cooperation with state border security activities, including:                (1)  cooperation with law enforcement relating to the   offense of criminal trespass, as described by Section 30.05, Penal   Code; and                (2)  permission granted to a state entity for:                      (A)  the temporary placement on a landowner's   property of personnel, equipment, and infrastructure relating to   border security; or                      (B)  property modification for the purpose of   supporting border security.          (b)  The study must consider:                (1)  methods of incentivizing private landowner   participation, including:                      (A)  financial incentives;                      (B)  tax abatements;                      (C)  infrastructure improvements; and                      (D)  installation of utilities; and                (2)  the amount of money required to provide the   incentives described by Subdivision (1).          (c)  To collect data for the study, the General Land Office   shall conduct in-person surveys and focus groups among private   landowners, including at least 10 landowners from each county   adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border, excluding Jeff Davis County,   whose parcel of real property is:                (1)  adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border; or                (2)  privately held and closest in proximity to the   Texas-Mexico border.          (d)  In conducting the study, the General Land Office shall   collaborate with:                (1)  the comptroller of public accounts;                (2)  the Department of Public Safety of the State of   Texas;                (3)  the office of the attorney general;                (4)  the office of the governor;                (5)  the Texas Department of Transportation;                (6)  the Texas Facilities Commission; and                (7)  the Texas Military Department.          SECTION 2.  REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2026, the   General Land Office shall submit a report on the results of the   study conducted under Section 1 of this Act to the legislature and   each entity with which the General Land Office collaborates to   conduct the study under Section 1.          SECTION 3.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires August 31, 2027.          SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect   immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members   elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas   Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for   immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.