Bill Text: TX HB1172 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical Commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-20 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HB1172 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1172-Introduced.html

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83R1925 YDB-D
By: King of Parker H.B. No. 1172

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 442.005(o), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(o) The commission may enter into contracts with other state
agencies or institutions, [and with] qualified private
institutions, and other persons, including for-profit
corporations, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
SECTION 2. Section 442.0056(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The commission shall restore and maintain each historic
site acquired under this section for the benefit of the general
public. The commission may enter into interagency contracts and
contracts with other persons, including for-profit corporations,
for this purpose.
SECTION 3. Section 442.007(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The commission may enter into contracts or cooperative
agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, state
or private museums or educational institutions, or qualified
persons, including for-profit corporations, [individuals] for
prehistoric or historic archeological investigations, surveys,
excavations, or restorations in this state.
SECTION 4. Section 442.0071(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The commission may accept gifts, grants, or other
donations on behalf of the Governor's Mansion. The commission
shall contract with a nonprofit organization formed to assist in
the preservation and maintenance of the Governor's Mansion or with
a for-profit organization to develop and implement a plan for the
solicitation and acceptance of gifts, grants, devises, and bequests
of money, other property, and services to be used in the acquisition
of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects for
the Governor's Mansion or for necessary landscaping, conservation,
or restoration services. The commission also may contract with a
nonprofit or for-profit organization described by this subsection
for the performance of any duty provided by Subsection (b). A
contract under this subsection may not exceed a term of two years.
SECTION 5. Section 442.072(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The commission may enter into an agreement with a
nonprofit or for-profit corporation, foundation, association, or
other nonprofit or for-profit entity for the expansion, renovation,
management, operation, or financial support of a historic site.
SECTION 6. Section 442.075(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) On or after the transfer of jurisdiction over a historic
site, the commission may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit or
for-profit corporation, including the Admiral Nimitz Foundation,
for the expansion, renovation, management, operation, or financial
support of the site.
SECTION 7. Section 442.101(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The commission may contract with any appropriate
entity, including a for-profit corporation, for services necessary
to carry out its responsibilities regarding historic sites
described by Subchapter C.
SECTION 8. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a contract entered into by the Texas Historical Commission on or
after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.