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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the State |
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Preservation Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 443.0071, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A proposal to construct a building, monument, or other |
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improvement in the Capitol complex must be submitted to the board |
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for its review and comment at the earliest planning stages of any |
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such project [before contracts for the construction are executed]. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 443.010, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board and the employees of the board shall develop |
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plans and programs to solicit, and may solicit, gifts, money, and |
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items of value from private persons, foundations, or organizations. |
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Property provided by those entities and money donated to the board |
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become the property of the state and are under the control of the |
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board. The board shall use gifts of money made to the board for the |
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purpose specified by the grantor, if any. To the extent |
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practicable, the board shall use gifts of property made to the board |
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for the purpose specified by the grantor. The board may refuse a |
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gift if in the board's judgment the purpose specified by the grantor |
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conflicts with the goal of preserving the historic character of the |
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buildings under the board's control. |
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SECTION 3. Section 443.0103, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The board may transfer money from the capital renewal |
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trust fund to any account of the Capitol fund, provided that money |
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transferred shall only be used for the purposes outlined in |
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Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 4. Subsection (a), Section 443.019, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board may require and collect a standardized deposit |
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from a person or entity that uses the Capitol or the grounds of the |
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Capitol for an event, exhibit, or other scheduled activity. The |
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deposit is in an amount set by the board designed to recover the |
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estimated direct and indirect costs to the state of the event, |
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exhibit, or activity. The board shall set the amounts of deposits |
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required under this section in a uniform and nondiscriminatory |
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manner for similar events, exhibits, or other scheduled activities. |
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The board may deduct from the deposit: |
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(1) the cost of damage to the Capitol or grounds of the |
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Capitol that directly results from the event, exhibit, or other |
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activity; |
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(2) the costs of [extra] labor, materials, and |
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utilities directly or indirectly attributable to the event, |
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exhibit, or other activity; and |
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(3) the costs of [extra] security requested by the |
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person or entity for the event, exhibit, or other activity. |
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SECTION 5. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 443.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 443.030. SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. The board may |
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establish, maintain, and participate in the operation of one or |
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more organizations of persons whose purpose is to raise funds for or |
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provide services or other benefits to the board. Such an |
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organization may be incorporated as a Texas nonprofit corporation. |
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SECTION 6. Section 443.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker |
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of the house of representatives, as a member of the board, may |
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designate a representative to act, including the ability to vote, |
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on behalf of the member during a board meeting. |
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SECTION 7. Subsection (a), Section 443.004, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governor or the governor's designee under Section |
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443.003(e) is chairman of the board. |
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SECTION 8. Subsection (e), Section 443.0101, Government |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |