CHAPTER 2203. USE OF STATE PROPERTY
GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBTITLE E. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
CHAPTER 2203. USE OF STATE PROPERTY
Sec. 2203.001. REPORTING USE OF STATE VEHICLE; PENALTIES. (a)
A person who uses a state-owned automobile or truck shall, for
each day that the vehicle is used, submit a separate written
report of the use to the head of the state agency, including a
department, institution, board, or commission of the state, in
charge of the vehicle.
(b) The report must be made daily on a form prescribed by the
comptroller.
(c) A report filed under this section must show:
(1) the purpose for which the vehicle was used;
(2) the mileage traveled;
(3) the amounts of gasoline and oil consumed;
(4) the passengers carried; and
(5) other information necessary to a proper record of the use of
the vehicle.
(d) A report filed under this section is an official state
record and is subject to inspection by a state official who is
authorized to audit or inspect claims, accounts, or records of a
state agency.
(e) A person commits an offense if the person does not file a
report as required by this section on or before the 10th day
after the date on which the person uses the vehicle. An offense
under this subsection is punishable by a fine of not less than $5
nor more than $100.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.38(a), eff.
Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
937, Sec. 3.13, eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 2203.002. STATE POSTAGE METERS. (a) A state department,
board, commission, or educational institution that installs a
postage meter shall place on the machine an imprint plate stating
that:
(1) the mail carried by the postage is official state mail; and
(2) there is a penalty for the unlawful use of the postage meter
for a private purpose.
(b) A state department, board, commission, or educational
institution shall pay for the imprint plate and its installation
from the state department's, board's, commission's, or
educational institution's appropriation for postage and
contingent expenses.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1993.
Sec. 2203.003. STATE PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE DAUGHTERS OF
THE CONFEDERACY, TEXAS DIVISION, AND THE DAUGHTERS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. (a) The Daughters of the Confederacy, Texas
Division, and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas each may
charge admission to state property over which each organization
has custody or control. This subsection does not apply to the
Alamo.
(b) An organization that charges admission under this section
shall set the fee in an amount that it determines serves the best
interest of the state and the public.
(c) The organization may maintain and operate, or may contract
with another person for the operation of, a concession on state
property under its control. The concession may be operated in any
manner the organization considers necessary for the best interest
of the state and the public.
(d) The organization shall hold separately in trust all
admission fees and profits from the operation of concessions at
each property. The money may be spent only to maintain and repair
the state property and furnishings at the property at which the
money is received.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1993.
Sec. 2203.004. REQUIREMENT TO USE STATE PROPERTY FOR STATE
PURPOSES. State property may be used only for state purposes. A
person may not entrust state property to a state officer or
employee or to any other person if the property is not to be used
for state purposes.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.33, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 2203.005. VENDING MACHINES AUTHORIZED. (a) In a
state-owned or state-leased building or on state-owned or
state-leased property that is not served by a vendor operating
under the supervision of the Texas Commission for the Blind, a
vending machine may be located in the building or on the property
only with the approval of the governing body of the state agency
that has charge and control of the building or property. The
approval must be recorded in the minutes of a meeting of the
governing body.
(b) The state agency shall file with the comptroller a copy of
all contracts between the state agency and the vendor related to
the vending machine and a written description of the location of
the vending machine.
(c) All rentals, commissions, or other net revenue the state
agency receives in connection with the vending machine shall be
accounted for as state money and deposited to the credit of the
general revenue fund unless the disposition of the revenue is
governed by other law. The state agency shall account for the
revenue received under this section in the agency's annual
report.
(d) In a state-owned or state-leased building or on state-owned
or state-leased property that is served by a vendor operating
under the supervision of the Texas Commission for the Blind, a
vending machine may be located and operated in the building or on
the property only under a joint contract with the owners of the
vending machine and the vendor operating under the supervision of
the Texas Commission for the Blind.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.33, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
937, Sec. 1.70, eff. September 1, 2007.