Sec. 262.0331.  EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES AFTER SALE OR CLOSING OF HOSPITAL.  (a)  If, after the sale or closing of a hospital under Section 262.033, the authority does not own or operate a hospital, the board may use the authority's available assets to promote public health and general welfare initiatives that the board determines will benefit the residents served by the authority, including:
(1)  owning, operating, or funding an indigent health care clinic, medical research facility, medical training facility, or other health care facility;
(2)  providing direct or indirect financial assistance to a nonprofit organization that:
(A)  owns or operates a hospital, indigent health care clinic, medical research facility, medical training facility, or other health care facility; or
(B)  supports an initiative promoting health education, wellness, or disease prevention; and
(3)  undertaking any other activity that the board determines is necessary or appropriate to improve public health, promote wellness, prevent disease, or enhance the general welfare of the residents served by the authority.
(b)  The board may not make an expenditure under Subsection (a) unless:
(1)  the board makes appropriate provisions for the satisfaction of any outstanding bonds, debt obligations, or other liabilities of the authority;
(2)  the predominant purpose of the expenditure is to promote the public health and general welfare of the residents served by the authority; and
(3)  the board establishes sufficient controls to ensure that the expenditure promotes the public health and general welfare of the residents served by the authority.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 154 (S.B. 233), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.