Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2025
Revenue Object 3753 – Sale of Surplus Property Fee

The commission may set and charge a fee to a purchaser of surplus or salvage state property. Fee is set to recover the costs associated with the sale and must be between 2% and 12% of the proceeds from the sale.

Commission may collect service charge for acquisition, warehousing, distribution or transfer of federal property.

At time of sale

Collected previously by Surplus Property Agency.  A general service and handling fee was codified under Vernon’s Civil Statutes art. 6252-6b as part of the Surplus Property Agency’s duties. Both S.B. 248 and S.B. 381, 73rd Leg., R.S. repealed art. 6252-6b and the agency.

The 12% purchaser fee was added under Vernon’s Civil Statutes art. 601b § 9.05(a) by H.B. 1823, 70th Leg., R.S. S.B. 958, 74th Leg., R.S. repealed Vernon’s Civil Statutes art. 601b and added the purchaser’s fee under Government Code, sec. 2175.182. S.B. 311, 77th Leg., R.S. moved the purchaser’s fee to sec. 2175.188.

S.B. 248 and S.B. 381 73rd Leg., R.S. added a new service charge fee for acquisition, warehousing, etc. S.B. 381 added this charge under Vernon’s Civil Statutes art. 601b § 9.16(i). S.B. 248 added this charge under Government Code, sec. 2202.065. S.B. 958, 74th Leg., R.S. repealed both Vernon’s Civil Statutes art. 601b and Government Code, sec. 2202.065 and added the service charge fee under sec. 2175.369.