| 1 | 1 | | By: Estes S.B. No. 615 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (King of Parker) |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical |
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| 8 | 8 | | Commission. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subsection (o), Section 442.005, Government |
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| 11 | 11 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (o) The commission may enter into contracts with other state |
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| 13 | 13 | | agencies or institutions, [and with] qualified private |
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| 14 | 14 | | institutions, and other persons, including for-profit |
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| 15 | 15 | | corporations, to carry out the purposes of this chapter. A contract |
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| 16 | 16 | | with a for-profit corporation under this chapter may not permit any |
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| 17 | 17 | | property preserved, maintained, or administered by the commission |
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| 18 | 18 | | under this chapter to display any corporate name, logo, or product |
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| 19 | 19 | | other than a discreet plaque or similar acknowledgment that does |
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| 20 | 20 | | not detract from the property's historic purpose. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 442.0056, Government |
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| 22 | 22 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) The commission shall restore and maintain each historic |
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| 24 | 24 | | site acquired under this section for the benefit of the general |
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| 25 | 25 | | public. The commission may enter into interagency contracts and |
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| 26 | 26 | | contracts with other persons, including for-profit corporations, |
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| 27 | 27 | | for this purpose. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 3. Subsection (c), Section 442.007, Government |
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| 29 | 29 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) The commission may enter into contracts or cooperative |
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| 31 | 31 | | agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, state |
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| 32 | 32 | | or private museums or educational institutions, or qualified |
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| 33 | 33 | | persons, including for-profit corporations, [individuals] for |
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| 34 | 34 | | prehistoric or historic archeological investigations, surveys, |
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| 35 | 35 | | excavations, or restorations in this state. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 4. Subsection (c), Section 442.072, Government |
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| 37 | 37 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 38 | 38 | | (c) The commission may enter into an agreement with a |
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| 39 | 39 | | nonprofit or for-profit corporation, foundation, association, or |
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| 40 | 40 | | other nonprofit or for-profit entity for the expansion, renovation, |
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| 41 | 41 | | management, operation, or financial support of a historic site. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 5. Subsection (d), Section 442.075, Government |
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| 43 | 43 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 44 | 44 | | (d) On or after the transfer of jurisdiction over a historic |
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| 45 | 45 | | site, the commission may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit or |
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| 46 | 46 | | for-profit corporation, including the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, |
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| 47 | 47 | | for the expansion, renovation, management, operation, or financial |
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| 48 | 48 | | support of the site. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 6. Subsection (b), Section 442.101, Government |
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| 50 | 50 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 51 | 51 | | (b) The commission may contract with any appropriate |
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| 52 | 52 | | entity, including a for-profit corporation, for services necessary |
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| 53 | 53 | | to carry out its responsibilities regarding historic sites |
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| 54 | 54 | | described by Subchapter C. |
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| 55 | 55 | | SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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| 56 | 56 | | a contract entered into by the Texas Historical Commission on or |
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| 57 | 57 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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