2005 Texas Government Code CHAPTER 2203. USE OF STATE PROPERTY

GOVERNMENT CODE

CHAPTER 2203. USE OF STATE PROPERTY


	§ 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 
General Services Commission.
	(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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 5.38(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
1995.


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.           


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.           


	§ 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, § 1.33, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999.     


	§ 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 General Services 
Commission 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, § 1.33, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999.