Bill Text: TX HB4768 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to establishing a grant program for the preservation and restoration of, and education regarding, certain landmarks and buildings important to African American history in this state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HB4768 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4768-Introduced.html
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| By: Gervin-Hawkins | H.B. No. 4768 | |
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| relating to establishing a grant program for the preservation and | ||
| restoration of, and education regarding, certain landmarks and | ||
| buildings important to African American history in this state. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 442.034 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 442.034. GRANT PROGRAM FOR HISTORICAL LANDMARKS | ||
| IMPORTANT TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY. (a) The commission shall | ||
| establish a grant program to preserve, renovate, and restore | ||
| buildings and landmarks that highlight the history, struggles, and | ||
| triumphs of the African American community in this state. | ||
| (b) The commission may award grants for the purposes | ||
| described by Subsection (a) to owners of or to individuals or | ||
| nonprofits responsible for the care of a historical landmark or | ||
| building important to the history of the African American community | ||
| in this state. The commission shall establish procedures to | ||
| administer the grant program, including eligibility standards and | ||
| procedures for applying for a grant under this section. | ||
| (c) A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under this | ||
| section to: | ||
| (1) preserve, maintain, and restore a historical | ||
| landmark or building important to the history of the African | ||
| American community in this state; and | ||
| (2) develop educational programs relevant to those | ||
| landmarks and buildings to be used on the site. | ||
| (d) The commission may solicit gifts, grants, and donations | ||
| from any private or public source for the purposes of this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the Texas Historical Commission shall adopt rules to | ||
| implement Section 442.034, Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
