Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES |
Subtitle C. LOCAL HOSPITALS |
Chapter 261. MUNICIPAL HOSPITALS |
Subchapter B. SALE, LEASE, OR CLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL |
Sec. 261.013. FORM AND TERMS OF LEASE IN MUNICIPALITY OF 25,000 OR LESS
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(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of 25,000 or less may lease all or part of a hospital owned by the municipality for operation by the lessee as a public hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the governing body and the lessee. The term of the lease may not exceed 50 years.
(b) The lease must:
(1) be authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body;
(2) be executed on behalf of the municipality by the mayor and the municipal secretary or clerk; and
(3) have the seal of the municipality impressed on the lease.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.