Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
Subtitle E. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY |
Chapter 2205. AIRCRAFT POOLING |
Subchapter B. STATE AIRCRAFT |
Sec. 2205.032. CUSTODY, CONTROL, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE
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(a) The board shall operate a pool for the custody, control, operation, and maintenance of all aircraft owned or leased by the state.
(b) The board may purchase aircraft with funds appropriated for that purpose.
(c) As part of the strategic plan that the board develops and submits under Chapter 2056, the board shall develop a long-range plan for its pool of aircraft. The board shall include appropriate portions of the long-range plan in its legislative appropriations request. The long-range plan must include estimates of future aircraft replacement needs and other fleet management needs, including any projected need to increase or decrease the number of aircraft in the pool. In developing the long-range plan, the board shall consider at a minimum for each aircraft in the pool:
(1) how much the aircraft is used and the purposes for which it is used;
(2) the cost of operating the aircraft and the revenue generated by the aircraft; and
(3) the demand for the aircraft or for that type of aircraft.