81R10438 SLB-D
By: Homer H.B. No. 4141
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study regarding the Battleship "Texas."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. STUDY. (a) The Parks and Wildlife Department
shall contract for the performance of a study regarding the
feasibility of restoring and moving the Battleship "Texas."
(b) Not later than January 1, 2010, the Parks and Wildlife
Department shall issue a request for proposals that specifies the
parameters of the study described by Subsection (a) of this
section. The request for proposals must require an investigation
into the feasibility of:
(1) the restoration of the ship at its current
location;
(2) the relocation of the ship to another location,
including evaluations of possible locations;
(3) the construction of a visitor's center at the
ship's current or future location; and
(4) any other options the department considers useful.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2010, the Parks and Wildlife
Department shall report the results of the study conducted under
this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the
speaker of the house of representatives and to the members of the
committee in each house of the legislature with primary
jurisdiction over historic sites.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
1, 2009.