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1	1	By: Williams S.B. No. 2307
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the preservation and maintenance of the governor's
7	7	mansion.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by
10	10	adding Section 443.029 to read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 443.029. GOVERNOR'S MANSION. (a) Except as otherwise
12	12	specifically provided by this section, the State Preservation Board
13	13	is solely responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the
14	14	Governor's Mansion and the protection of the historical and
15	15	architectural integrity of the mansion's exterior, interior,
16	16	contents, and grounds. Except as provided by Subsections (d) and
17	17	(f), a substantial addition, deletion, or other alteration may not
18	18	be made to the mansion or its contents or grounds without the prior
19	19	approval of the State Preservation Board.
20	20	(b) The State Preservation Board shall:
21	21	(1) develop and maintain an inventory of the contents
22	22	of the Governor's Mansion that includes all furnishings, fixtures,
23	23	works of art, and decorative objects and states the owner of each of
24	24	those items;
25	25	(2) manage a plan for the acquisition, by purchase,
26	26	donation, or loan, of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and
27	27	decorative objects for the mansion, especially early 19th-century
28	28	American, museum-quality items and items having historical
29	29	significance to the Governor's Mansion;
30	30	(3) manage a plan for the disposition of furnishings,
31	31	fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects that the State
32	32	Preservation Board determines are not needed or inappropriate; and
33	33	(4) recommend and arrange for the conservation or
34	34	restoration of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative
35	35	objects in the mansion that are owned by the state.
36	36	(c) The State Preservation Board may accept gifts, grants,
37	37	or other donations on behalf of the Governor's Mansion. The State
38	38	Preservation Board shall contract with a nonprofit organization
39	39	formed to assist in the preservation and maintenance of the
40	40	Governor's Mansion to develop and implement a plan for the
41	41	solicitation and acceptance of gifts, grants, devises, and bequests
42	42	of money, other property, and services to be used in the acquisition
43	43	of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects for
44	44	the Governor's Mansion or for necessary conservation or restoration
45	45	services. The State Preservation Board also may contract with a
46	46	nonprofit organization described by this subsection for the
47	47	performance of any duty provided by Subsection (b). A contract
48	48	under this subsection may not exceed a term of two years and must
49	49	expire on December 31 of an odd-numbered year.
50	50	(d) The State Preservation Board shall solicit the advice
51	51	and approval of the governor and the governor's spouse concerning
52	52	activities of the State Preservation Board under this section and
53	53	the advice of the governor and the governor's spouse concerning the
54	54	provisions of any contract executed under Subsection (c). Except
55	55	for a change in or to the Pease bedroom, the Sam Houston bedroom,
56	56	the hallway, or the stairwell, a nonstructural decorative change in
57	57	or to the private living and guest quarters of the governor and the
58	58	governor's family on the second floor of the Governor's Mansion does
59	59	not require the prior approval of the State Preservation Board.
60	60	(e) The Texas Historical Commission and the office of the
61	61	governor may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties
62	62	relating to the Governor's Mansion that are provided by applicable
63	63	law, subject to the requirements of this section.
64	64	(f) The Texas Historical Commission shall be consulted on
65	65	any and all proposed changes to the Governor's Mansion which may
66	66	relate to the status of the building as a designated Recorded Texas
67	67	Historic Landmark or as a site listed on the National Register of
68	68	Historic Places.
69	69	SECTION 2. Section 442.0071, Government Code, is repealed.
70	70	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
71	71	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
72	72	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
73	73	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
74	74	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.