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Bill would align St. Edward lease limit with other parks to attract investment
Summary
House Bill 1024 would raise the maximum lease length for St. Edward State Park from 62 years to 80 years so the State Parks and Recreation Commission can offer the same long-term leases it can elsewhere, supporters said this would help attract private investment in park buildings without state capital spending.
Representative Shelly Kloba presented House Bill 1024 to the Environment & Energy Committee to correct a statutory inconsistency and allow the State Parks and Recreation Commission to consider 80-year leases at St. Edward State Park, the same maximum lease period now available for other state parks.
Srinandan Ramachandran, nonpartisan staff, told the committee that St. Edward’s statutory exception dates to 2016 when the commission was authorized to enter a 62-year lease to enable rehabilitation and financing of the seminary buildings at the park. The broader increase from 50 to 80 years for other parks was enacted in 2020, but the 62-year exception for…
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