Bill Text: TX HB1814 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the preservation of Texas Historical Use Buildings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-04 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HB1814 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1814-Introduced.html

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83R525 VOO-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 1814

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the preservation of Texas Historical Use Buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 442.001, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subdivision (3) and adding Subdivision (4) to read as
follows:
(3) "Historic structure" means a structure that:
(A) is included on the National Register of
Historic Places;
(B) is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic
Landmark;
(C) is designated as a State Archeological
Landmark;
(D) is determined by the Texas Historical
Commission to qualify as eligible property under criteria for
inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or for
designation as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark or as a State
Archeological Landmark;
(E) is certified by the Texas Historical
Commission to other state agencies as worthy of preservation; [or]
(F) is designated by an ordinance of a
municipality with a population of more than 1.5 million as
historic; or
(G) is a Texas Historical Use Building.
(4) "Texas Historical Use Building" means a building
that:
(A) is at least 150 years old;
(B) is currently used regularly for a purpose
that benefits the community in which the building is located; and
(C) has been used regularly for the purpose
described by Paragraph (B) for at least 150 years.
SECTION 2. Section 442.015(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The commission may use money in the Texas preservation
trust fund account to provide financial assistance to public or
private entities for the acquisition, survey, restoration, or
preservation, or for planning and educational activities leading to
the preservation, of historic property in the state that is listed
in the National Register of Historic Places or designated as a State
Archeological Landmark or Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, [or]
that the commission determines is eligible for such listing or
designation, or that is a Texas Historical Use Building. The
financial assistance may be in the amount and form and according to
the terms that the commission by rule determines. The commission
shall give priority to property the commission determines to be
endangered by demolition, neglect, underuse, looting, vandalism,
or other threat to the property. Gifts and grants deposited to the
credit of the account specifically for any eligible projects may be
used only for the type of projects specified. If such a
specification is not made, the gift or grant shall be unencumbered
and accrue to the benefit of the Texas preservation trust fund
account. If such a specification is made, the entire amount of the
gift or grant may be used during any period for the project or type
of project specified.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.