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Health and Safety Code §285.051

In force on Dec 22, 2011 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1989 · same as today's text

AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BODY

(a) The governing body of a hospital district by resolution may order the sale, lease, or closing of all or part of a hospital owned and operated by the hospital district, including real property. The resolution must include a finding by the governing body that the sale, lease, or closing is in the best interest of the residents of the hospital district. (b) A sale or closing may not take effect before the expiration of the period in which a petition may be filed under Section 285.052 .

History: Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Sep 01, 1989 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0945 (Dec 22, 2011): Whether the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District is authorized to sell a hospital facility to a third party and lease it back to fulfill its responsibility to provide hospital care for the District's needy residents

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