Sec. 2165.2045.  LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES; CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES' USE OF EXCESS BLOCKS OF PARKING SPACE.  (a)  The commission may lease to an institution of higher education or a local government all or a significant block of a state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin if the commission determines the parking spaces located in the lot or garage to be in excess of the number of parking spaces sufficient to accommodate the regular parking requirements of state employees employed near the lot or garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.
(b)  Money received from a lease under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(c)  In leasing all or a block of a state-owned parking lot or garage under Subsection (a), the commission must ensure that the lease does not restrict uses for parking lots and garages developed under Section 2165.2035, including special event parking related to institutions of higher education.
(d)  In leasing or renewing a lease for all or a block of a state-owned parking lot or garage under Subsection (a), the commission shall give preference to an entity that is currently leasing or previously leased the lot or garage or a block of the lot or garage.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 910 (S.B. 1068), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.