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§ 497.008. LEASE OF LAND.

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TX Code › Code gv › Chapter 497 › Section 497.008

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To further the expansion and development of prison industries, the department may lease prison land to a private business. A lease under this section may not exceed a term of 50 years. The business must lease the land at a mutually agreed upon price and may construct or convert plant facilities on the land.

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