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Committee adds reverse repealer and lease option and reports DPS property bill out
Public Property Committee · January 30, 2026
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Summary
The committee inserted a reverse repealer and allowed a ground-lease option before reporting Senate Bill 2599 out of committee; DPS told the panel Compass Data Centers has expressed purchase interest but no contract exists and statutory appraisals would apply.
The Public Property committee on Jan. 31 accepted amendments to Senate Bill 2599, inserting a reverse repealer and expressly allowing a ground-lease option, and reported the bill out on a committee substitute.
DPS representative Allen McDaniels told the committee that Compass Data Centers had approached DPS about…
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