By: Estes S.B. No. 615
(In the Senate - Filed February 18, 2013; February 25, 2013,
read first time and referred to Committee on Government
Organization; March 18, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0;
March 18, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 615 By: Schwertner
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (o), Section 442.005, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(o) The commission may enter into contracts with other state
agencies or institutions, [and with] qualified private
institutions, and other persons, including for-profit
corporations, to carry out the purposes of this chapter. A contract
with a for-profit corporation under this chapter may not permit any
property preserved, maintained, or administered by the commission
under this chapter to display any corporate name, logo, or product
other than a discreet plaque or similar acknowledgment that does
not detract from the property's historic purpose.
SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 442.0056, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission shall restore and maintain each historic
site acquired under this section for the benefit of the general
public. The commission may enter into interagency contracts and
contracts with other persons, including for-profit corporations,
for this purpose.
SECTION 3. Subsection (c), Section 442.007, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The commission may enter into contracts or cooperative
agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, state
or private museums or educational institutions, or qualified
persons, including for-profit corporations, [individuals] for
prehistoric or historic archeological investigations, surveys,
excavations, or restorations in this state.
SECTION 4. Subsection (c), Section 442.072, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The commission may enter into an agreement with a
nonprofit or for-profit corporation, foundation, association, or
other nonprofit or for-profit entity for the expansion, renovation,
management, operation, or financial support of a historic site.
SECTION 5. Subsection (d), Section 442.075, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) On or after the transfer of jurisdiction over a historic
site, the commission may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit or
for-profit corporation, including the Admiral Nimitz Foundation,
for the expansion, renovation, management, operation, or financial
support of the site.
SECTION 6. Subsection (b), Section 442.101, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission may contract with any appropriate
entity, including a for-profit corporation, for services necessary
to carry out its responsibilities regarding historic sites
described by Subchapter C.
SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a contract entered into by the Texas Historical Commission on or
after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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