Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 31.065
Authority to Accept Grants, Gifts, Devises, Trusts, and Bequests


(a)

In the absence of any law to the contrary, the commissioner may, if the commissioner determines it to be in the best interest of the state, accept grants, gifts, devises, or bequests, either absolutely or in trust, of money or real or personal property on behalf of the state. Real property so acquired by the state becomes public free school land unless the person making the grant, gift, devise, or bequest provides that the real property is to be possessed, administered, or used by a particular state agency, board, commission, department, or other particular state entity or provides that it is to be held in some other manner by the state.

(b)

Under Subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may accept a grant, gift, devise, or bequest even if it is encumbered, restricted, or subject to a beneficial interest of private persons or corporations as long as any current or future use or interest in the grant, gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the state.

(c)

If the commissioner determines that the real property acquired by the state by grant, gift, devise, or bequest is not suitable for the purpose for which the grant, gift, devise, or bequest was originally made, the commissioner together with the agency, board, commission, department, or other state entity, if any, designated to possess, administer, or use the real property may exchange the real property for real property that is suitable for such purpose.

(d)

If real property acquired by grant, gift, devise, or bequest is not held as part of the permanent school fund or possessed, administered, or used by a particular state agency, board, commission, department, or other particular state entity, the commissioner may manage that real property or sell or exchange the real property under terms and conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best interest of the state. Real property sold under this subsection must be sold in accordance with Section 31.158 (Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Legislature). Proceeds of the sale that are not required for the management of real property under this subsection shall be deposited in the Texas farm and ranch lands conservation fund established under Chapter 84 (Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program), Parks and Wildlife Code. Real property acquired under this subsection may be dedicated by the commissioner to any state agency, board, commission, or department, a political subdivision or other governmental entity of this state, or the federal government, for the benefit and use of the public in exchange for nonmonetary consideration, if the commissioner determines that the exchange is in the best interest of the state.

(e)

The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 208, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 31, 1987. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 10, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 461 (H.B. 1138), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (H.B. 3632), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2015.

Source: Section 31.065 — Authority to Accept Grants, Gifts, Devises, Trusts, and Bequests, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­31.­htm#31.­065 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

31.001
Definitions
31.002
Exemption from Certain Real Estate Transaction Laws
31.011
Land Office Established
31.014
Commissioner’s Liability
31.015
Chief Clerk
31.016
Abstract Clerk
31.017
Receiver
31.018
Translator
31.019
Surveyors
31.021
Reimbursement for Notary Public Expense
31.051
General Duties
31.052
Custody of Records
31.053
Filing Papers
31.054
Public Access to and Removal of Papers
31.056
Revision, Compilation, and Printing of Abstracts
31.058
Receiving Funds
31.059
Receiver’s Books
31.062
Embezzlement
31.064
Setting and Collecting Fees
31.065
Authority to Accept Grants, Gifts, Devises, Trusts, and Bequests
31.066
Authority to Accept Title to a Site Following Completion of Remedial Action in Accordance with Federal Law
31.067
Authority to Sell Certain Agency Real Property
31.068
Standing to Enforce Restrictions
31.069
Indefinite Quantity Contracts for Services After Declared Natural Disaster
31.153
Real Property Accounting and Records
31.154
Real Property Inventory
31.155
Special Status of Certain Agencies
31.156
Real Property Review
31.157
Evaluation Report
31.158
Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Legislature
31.159
First Option to Purchase
31.161
Development Plan
31.162
Submission of the Plan to Affected Local Government
31.163
Rezoning
31.164
Fees and Assessments
31.165
Special Board of Review
31.166
Hearing
31.167
Binding Effect of Development Plan
31.307
Dedication of Roads
31.308
Conveyance of Surface and Subsurface Estate
31.309
Preference Right to Purchase Certain Real Property
31.401
Natural Gas Acquisition Contracts
31.402
Rules
31.450
Findings
31.451
Preservation and Maintenance of Alamo
31.452
Assistance from State Preservation Board
31.453
Agreement with Daughters of the Republic of Texas
31.454
The Alamo Complex Account
31.455
Alamo Preservation Advisory Board
31.0515
Duties Related to the Alamo Complex
31.0655
Save Texas History and Adopt-a-beach Programs
31.0671
Agency Authority to Sell or Exchange Real Property
31.0672
Authority to Conduct Certain Real Property Transactions
31.1571
Governor’s Report
31.1573
Real Estate Transactions Authorized by Governor
31.1581
Transfer of Real Property for Use as Affordable Housing
31.1582
Sale of Certain Mineral Interests
31.1585
Certain Proceeds
31.1611
Public Hearing Before Preparation of Development Plan

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 31.065’s source at texas​.gov