Sec. 2166.102. LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR STATE AGENCY SPACE NEEDS    


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  • (a) The commission shall prepare a long-range plan on the needs of state agencies in Travis County that obtain or occupy space under this subtitle.

    (b) The commission shall maintain a six-year capital planning cycle and shall file a master facilities plan with the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, the Legislative Budget Board, and the comptroller before July 1 of each even-numbered year.

    (c) The master facilities plan must contain:

    (1) projections of the amount of administrative office space and client service space needed by state agencies;

    (2) an examination of the use, age, condition, and economic life of state-owned buildings on the commission's inventory;

    (3) an analysis, in accordance with Subchapter D, of projects that have been requested by state agencies;

    (4) an examination of the extent to which the state satisfies its need for space by leasing building space;

    (5) an examination of state-paid operation and maintenance costs, including costs for telecommunications services, for existing buildings owned or leased by the state;

    (6) a discussion of the economic and market conditions affecting the costs of the construction or lease of buildings;

    (7) an analysis of whether the state will benefit more from satisfying its needs for space by:

    (A) engaging in new projects;

    (B) leasing built space; or

    (C) satisfying its needs in another manner;

    (8) an examination of the amount of exempt and nonexempt office space under Section 2165.104(c); and

    (9) other information relevant to the long-range plan that is:

    (A) considered appropriate by the commission; or

    (B) requested in writing by the governor or the presiding officer of either house of the legislature.

    (d) Each state agency housed wholly or partly in a facility on the commission's inventory or in a facility leased by the commission shall participate in the long-range planning process required by this section.

    (e) For purposes of this section, "administrative office space" has the meaning assigned by Section 2165.1061.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1398, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.