The General Services Commission proposes the repeal of Title 1, TAC, Chapter 115, Subchapter A--State Leased Property, §§115.1 - 115.10. The repeal of Chapter 115 is being proposed in order to delete obsolete language as a result of the enactment of Senate Bill 311 (SB 311), Article 10, 77th Legislature (2001), The repeal of Chapter 115 will also allow for new rules to be proposed and published simultaneously in this publication of the Texas Register.

John Davenport, Director of Facilities Construction and Space Management, has determined for the first five year period the repeals are in effect. There will be no fiscal implication for the state or local governments as a result of enforcing or administering the repeals.

Mr. Davenport further determines that for each year of the first five-year period the repeals are in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the repeals is the deletion of obsolete and cumbersome language, and the creation of more efficient rules relating to Facilities Leasing Program under the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2167 and SB 311, Article 10, 77th Legislature (2001). There will be no effect on small businesses. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the repeal as proposed.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Juliet U. King, General Counsel, General Services Commission, P.O. Box 13047, Austin, Texas 78711-3047. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date of publication of the proposal in the Texas Register.

The repeal of Title 1, TAC, Chapter 115, is proposed under the authority of the Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, §§2152.003, 2165.004, 2165.108 and 2167.008 which provides the General Services Commission with the authority to promulgate rules necessary to implement the sections.

The following codes are affected by these rules: Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, Chapters 2165, §2165.004 ; and Subchapter E, §§2165.201 - 2165.215; and Chapter 2167; and SB 311, Article 10, 77th Legislature. (2001).