Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1061.108. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment

Sec. 1061.108. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings and property required to maintain an adequate hospital system.
(b) The board may lease property, including facilities and equipment, and may enter into a lease of all or part of the district's buildings or other facilities with any person on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district. The term of the lease may not exceed 40 years.
(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system, including medical and health facilities, and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this subsection must provide that the entire obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the contract.
(d) The board on behalf of the district may hold, construct, condemn, purchase, acquire, lease, add to, maintain, operate, regulate, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of any type of property, including land or equipment, or a property right, hospital facility, or hospital system on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
(e) The board may donate to another governmental entity or to a charitable organization any surplus personal property or equipment if the donation serves a public purpose and is accompanied by adequate consideration.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.

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