HB4072 - Relating to the relocation of the headquarters for certain state agencies.

      By: Cain H.B. No. 4072       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the relocation of the headquarters for certain state   agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 325.008(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  Before January 1 of the year in which a state agency   subject to this chapter and its advisory committees are abolished,   the commission shall:                (1)  review and take action necessary to verify the   reports submitted by the agency under Section 325.007;                (2)  consult the Legislative Budget Board, the   Governor's Budget, Policy, and Planning Division, the State   Auditor, and the comptroller of public accounts, or their   successors, on the application to the agency of the criteria   provided in Section 325.011;                (3)  conduct a review of the agency based an the   criteria provided in Section 325.011 and prepare a written report;   [ and ]                (4)   conduct the evaluation required by Section   325.0085; and                 (5)   review the implementation of commission   recommendations contained in the reports presented to the   legislature during the preceding legislative session and the   resulting legislation.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by   adding Section 325.0085 to read as follows:           Sec.   325.0085.     RELOCATION OF STATE AGENCY HEADQUARTERS.   (a) For each state agency reviewed under this chapter whose   headquarters is located in Travis County or an adjacent county, the   commission, with the assistance of the Texas Facilities Commission,   shall evaluate the cost savings to this state of relocating the   state agency's headquarters to a location outside of Travis County   or an adjacent county.   In determining the cost savings to the   state, the commission shall consider the following factors over a   10-year period:                 (1)     the cost of leasing or purchasing office space for   the state agency in a location outside of Travis County or an   adjacent county;                 (2)     the cost of moving the state agency to the new   location;                 (3)     the market value of any state-owned property   currently being used for the state agency's headquarters, including   the amount of income the state could earn by leasing or selling the   property; and                 (4)     any other information the commission or Texas   Facilities Commission considers relevant in determining whether   the relocation creates a cost saving to this state.           (b)     If the commission determines relocating a state agency   creates a cost saving to this state, the state agency shall relocate   the agency's headquarters to the location determined by the   commission under this section.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.