H.R. No. 2549 R E S O L U T I O N BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That House Rule 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House Bill 3726 (preservation and maintenance of the Alamo by the General Land Office) to consider and take action on the following matter: House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 31.453(e), Natural Resources Code, to read as follows: (e) The land office may enter into an agreement with another organization for purposes of this subchapter if the land office is unable to enter into an agreement with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas as required by Subsection (a) before January 1, 2012. On the effective date of an agreement entered into with another organization under this subsection, any reference in this subchapter to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas means the organization with which the land office enters into an agreement. Explanation: The change is necessary to allow the General Land Office to enter into an agreement for the preservation and maintenance of the Alamo with another organization if a timely agreement with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas cannot be reached. Guillen ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2549 was adopted by the House on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 4, 3 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House