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	1	+	85R6971 MCK-F
1	2		By: Watson S.B. No. 2005
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2017; March 27, 2017, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce;
4		-	May 5, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
5		-	Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 5, 2017,
6		-	sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
8		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2005 By: Creighton
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11	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	6		AN ACT
13	7		relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over and management of the
14	8		property known as the French Legation to the Texas Historical
15	9		Commission and to certain historic sites under the commission's
16	10		jurisdiction.
17	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
18	12		SECTION 1. Section 442.072(a), Government Code, is amended
19	13		to read as follows:
20	14		(a) The following historic sites and parks [formerly under
21	15		the jurisdiction of the Parks and Wildlife Department] are under
22	16		the commission's jurisdiction:
23	17		(1) Acton State Historic Site;
24	18		(2) Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site;
25	19		(3) Casa Navarro State Historic Site;
26	20		(4) Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site;
27	21		(5) Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site;
28	22		(6) Fannin Battleground State Historic Site;
29	23		(7) Fort Griffin State Historic Site;
30	24		(8) Fort Lancaster State Historic Site;
31	25		(9) Fort McKavett State Historic Site;
32	26		(10) Fulton Mansion State Historic Site;
33	27		(11) Landmark Inn State Historic Site;
34	28		(12) Levi Jordan State Historic Site;
35	29		(13) Magoffin Home State Historic Site;
36	30		(14) Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site;
37	31		(15) Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site;
38	32		(16) San Felipe State Historic Site;
39	33		(17) Starr Family Home State Historic Site;
40	34		(18) Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site;
41	35		(19) Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site;
42	36		(20) National Museum of the Pacific War;
43	37		(21) the property known as the French Legation; and
44	38		(22) Mission Dolores State Historic Site.
45	39		SECTION 2. Section 2165.257, Government Code, is
46	40		transferred to Subchapter C, Chapter 442, Government Code,
47	41		redesignated as Section 442.076, Government Code, and amended to
48	42		read as follows:
49		-	Sec. 442.076 [2165.257]. FRENCH LEGATION [EMBASSY].
50		-	~~(a)~~ The commission is responsible for:
	43	+	Sec. 442.076 [2165.257]. FRENCH LEGATION [EMBASSY]. (a)
	44	+	The commission is responsible for:
51	45		(1) the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of
52	46		the [The] property known as the French Legation and its contents;
53	47		and
54	48		(2) the protection of the historical and architectural
55	49		integrity of the exterior, interior, and grounds of the French
56	50		Legation [Embassy is for the use and purposes of the Daughters of
57	51		the Republic of Texas. They may take full charge of the building
58	52		and use it as they consider proper].
59	53		(b) Any power or duty related to the French Legation
60	54		formerly vested in another state agency or entity is vested solely
61		-	in the commission [The French Embassy is the property of the state,
62		-	and title to the property remains in the commission's custody].
63		-	(c) The commission may solicit and accept gifts, donations,
64		-	and grants of money or property from any public or private source to
65		-	be used for the purposes of this section.
66		-	(d) In carrying out the commission's responsibilities under
67		-	this section during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
68		-	2019, the commission may use only money or property received as a
69		-	gift, donation, or grant from a public or private source. This
70		-	subsection expires September 1, 2019.
71		-	SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 442, Government Code, is
72		-	amended by adding Section 442.077 to read as follows:
73		-	Sec. 442.077. AGREEMENT RELATING TO FRENCH LEGATION. The
74		-	commission may enter into an agreement with the Daughters of the
75		-	Republic of Texas regarding the management, staffing, operation,
76		-	and financial support of the property known as the French Legation.
77		-	SECTION 4. The heading to Section 2203.003, Government
	55	+	in the commission. [The French Embassy is the property of the
	56	+	state, and title to the property remains in the commission's
	57	+	custody.]
	58	+	SECTION 3. The heading to Section 2203.003, Government
78	59		Code, is amended to read as follows:
79		-	Sec. 2203.003. STATE PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE ~~TEXAS~~
80		-	~~DIVISION UNITED~~ DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY[, TEXAS DIVISION, AND
81		-	~~THE~~ DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS].
82		-	SECTION 5. Section 2203.003(a), Government Code, is amended
	60	+	Sec. 2203.003. STATE PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE
	61	+	DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY AND[,] TEXAS DIVISION[, AND THE
	62	+	DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS].
	63	+	SECTION 4. Section 2203.003(a), Government Code, is amended
83	64		to read as follows:
84		-	(a) The ~~Texas Division United~~ Daughters of the
85		-	~~Confederacy[, Texas~~ Division, and the Daughters of the Republic of
86		-	~~Texas each] may~~ charge admission to state property over which ~~the~~
87		-	~~[each] organization has~~ custody or control.
88		-	SECTION 6. (a) On September 1, 2017, or as soon as
	65	+	(a) The Daughters of the Confederacy and[,] Texas
	66	+	Division[, and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas] each may
	67	+	charge admission to state property over which each organization has
	68	+	custody or control.
	69	+	SECTION 5. (a) On September 1, 2017, or as soon as
89	70		practicable after that date, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
90	71		with assistance from the Texas Facilities Commission shall take a
91	72		complete inventory of all personal property and fixtures located at
92	73		the property known as the French Legation. The inventory must
93	74		identify the origin of each item and its current owner as agreed to
94	75		between the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Texas
95		-	Facilities Commission. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas
96		-	~~shall~~ be allowed a reasonable time after completion of the
97		-	~~inventory to~~ remove any personal property and fixtures owned by the
	76	+	Facilities Commission. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall
	77	+	be allowed a reasonable time after completion of the inventory to
	78	+	remove any personal property and fixtures owned by the
98	79		organization.
99	80		(b) Any dispute regarding the ownership of personal
100	81		property and fixtures located at the French Legation shall be
101	82		resolved through alternative dispute resolution as provided by
102	83		Chapter 2009, Government Code.
103	84		(c) The Daughters of the Republic of Texas may transfer any
104	85		property of the organization described by this section to the Texas
105	86		Historical Commission.
106		-	SECTION 7. On September 1, 2017, the following are
	87	+	SECTION 6. On September 1, 2017, the following are
107	88		transferred to the Texas Historical Commission:
108	89		(1) all powers and duties of the Daughters of the
109	90		Republic of Texas relating to the property known as the French
110	91		Legation;
111	92		(2) all state-owned assets in the possession of the
112	93		Daughters of the Republic of Texas relating to the French Legation;
113	94		and
114	95		(3) all files and other records of the Daughters of the
115	96		Republic of Texas kept by the organization regarding the French
116	97		Legation.
117		-	SECTION 8. On September 1, 2017, the following are
	98	+	SECTION 7. On September 1, 2017, the following are
118	99		transferred to the Texas Historical Commission:
119	100		(1) all powers and duties of the Texas Facilities
120	101		Commission relating to the property known as the French Legation
121	102		and its grounds;
122	103		(2) all files and other records of the Texas
123	104		Facilities Commission relating to the French Legation;
124	105		(3) all contracts of the Texas Facilities Commission
125	106		pertaining specifically to the French Legation and its grounds; and
126	107		(4) all funds appropriated to the Texas Facilities
127	108		Commission designated for the benefit of the French Legation.
128		-	SECTION 9. On September 1, 2017, the Daughters of the
	109	+	SECTION 8. On September 1, 2017, the Daughters of the
129	110		Republic of Texas shall transfer any money held in trust by the
130	111		organization under Section 2203.003, Government Code, as amended by
131	112		this Act, in relation to the property known as the French Legation
132	113		to the Texas Historical Commission to be held in trust by the
133	114		commission for the purposes described by Section 442.076,
134	115		Government Code, as redesignated and amended by this Act.
135		-	SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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	116	+	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.