By: Guillen, Bernal, Larson H.B. No. 2968
(Senate Sponsor - Menéndez)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015;
May 6, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
Resources and Economic Development; May 22, 2015, reported
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2968 By: Estes
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the preservation of the Alamo complex.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 31, Natural Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 31.450 to read as follows:
Sec. 31.450. FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that:
(1) the Alamo has played an important role in the
history of this state and continues to be a symbol of liberty and
freedom for this state;
(2) this state wants to honor the individuals whose
lives were lost at the Alamo;
(3) the entire history of the Alamo, from the time the
Alamo was established as a mission until the present, should be
recognized; and
(4) the Alamo is a world-class destination that
provides a place of remembrance and education.
(b) The land office is encouraged to consult and coordinate
with the City of San Antonio on the planning and development of
improvements to the Alamo.
SECTION 2. Section 31.455(a), Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The land office may establish an Alamo Preservation
Advisory Board to provide advice, proposals, and recommendations
to:
(1) promote the development of a world-class site to
educate visitors on the history and importance of the Alamo in this
state's fight for independence and to honor the people who lost
their lives at the Alamo;
(2) promote and support the Alamo complex;
(3) [(2)] provide the resources and support necessary
to advance the understanding and education of current and future
generations on the historical significance and factual record of
the Alamo complex;
(4) [(3)] inspire virtues of honor and Texas pride;
(5) [(4)] preserve the memory and achievement of
individuals who served at the Alamo and provide a fitting tribute to
the heroism of the people who paid the ultimate sacrifice for
freedom and of the noble men and women of this state who have served
in the armed forces or died while serving in the armed forces to
ensure the freedom of the people of this state;
(6) provide educational and museum facilities [(5)
promote and provide] for the preservation, perpetuation,
appropriate publication, and display of manuscripts, books,
relics, pictures, oral histories, and all other items and
information related to the history of the Alamo complex and of this
state that preserve the historical character of the Alamo shrine;
and
(7) [(6)] promote, counsel, and provide support to
governmental and private organizations that are committed to
objectives similar to the objectives described in this subsection.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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