Amends TCA Section 12-2-117.

Present law authorizes the sale or lease of unused property owned or held by mental health facilities and controlled by the department of mental health and substance abuse services. Present law requires that the proceeds received from the sale or lease of such land be deposited in a special trust fund the interest and principal of which must be used to plan and construct mental health facilities and the transition of patients from an institutional setting into community programs. This bill adds authorization to use the principal and interest of the trust fund for capital maintenance of property controlled by the department of mental health and substance abuse services. Similarly, present law authorizes the sale or lease of unused property owned or held by state developmental centers and controlled by the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities services. Present law requires that the proceeds received from the sale or lease of such land be deposited in a special trust fund the interest and principal of which must be used to plan and develop intellectual disability programs for persons with intellectual disabilities, including, but not limited to, the transition of persons from an institutional setting into community services, start-up funding for individuals and agencies, and the purchase of homes. This bill adds authorization to use the principal and interest of the trust fund for capital maintenance of property controlled by the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities and used for the provision of direct services, program and service pilot projects, or initiatives of the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities.