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1		-	H.B. No. 3636
	1	+	By: Morrison (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 3636
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
	3	+	April 29, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Criminal Justice; May 17, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
	5	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0;
	6	+	May 17, 2019, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3636 By: Whitmire
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	11	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	12		AN ACT
5		-	relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas
6		-	Department of Criminal Justice to DeWitt County.
	13	+	relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over and management of the
	14	+	Star of the Republic Museum to the Texas Historical Commission and
	15	+	the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of
	16	+	Criminal Justice to DeWitt County.
7	17		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8		-	SECTION 1. (a) Not later than December 31, 2029, and
	18	+	SECTION 1. Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by
	19	+	adding Subchapter B-1 to read as follows:
	20	+	SUBCHAPTER B-1. STAR OF THE REPUBLIC MUSEUM
	21	+	Sec. 442.061. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "museum"
	22	+	means the Star of the Republic Museum.
	23	+	Sec. 442.062. JURISDICTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUM. (a)
	24	+	The museum and its contents are under the jurisdiction of the Texas
	25	+	Historical Commission. The commission is responsible for the
	26	+	preservation, maintenance, and operation of the museum.
	27	+	(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), Blinn College District
	28	+	maintains ownership of the museum, the land on which the museum is
	29	+	located, and the artifacts in the museum.
	30	+	(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), any power or duty
	31	+	related to the museum formerly vested in any other state agency or
	32	+	entity is vested solely in the commission.
	33	+	(d) The commission shall, in coordination with an advisory
	34	+	committee appointed by the board of trustees of the Blinn College
	35	+	District, promote the educational and public awareness programs at
	36	+	the museum, the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, and
	37	+	the Barrington Living History Farm.
	38	+	Sec. 442.063. GRANTS; DONATIONS. The commission may accept
	39	+	a grant or donation for any program or purpose of the museum.
	40	+	SECTION 2. (a) On January 1, 2020, the following are
	41	+	transferred to the Texas Historical Commission:
	42	+	(1) all powers and duties of Blinn College District
	43	+	relating to the Star of the Republic Museum;
	44	+	(2) all unobligated and unexpended funds
	45	+	appropriated, donated, or contributed to Blinn College District
	46	+	designated for the administration of any part of the Star of the
	47	+	Republic Museum; and
	48	+	(3) all files and other records of Blinn College
	49	+	District kept by Blinn College District regarding the Star of the
	50	+	Republic Museum.
	51	+	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, Blinn College District
	52	+	shall continue to perform functions and activities related to the
	53	+	Star of the Republic Museum until January 1, 2020, and the former
	54	+	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	55	+	SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 31, 2029, and
9	56		subject to Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the Texas
10	57		Board of Criminal Justice shall transfer to DeWitt County the real
11		-	property described by ~~Section 2~~ of this ~~Act~~.
	58	+	property described by Subsection (e) of this section.
12	59		(b) The transfer authorized by Subsection (a) of this
13	60		section must be for consideration in an amount not less than the
14	61		fair market value of the property. The historical fair market value
15	62		of the real property as of December 2, 1992, shall be offered to
16	63		establish the fair market value of the property.
17	64		(c) The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a
18	65		transaction under this section on behalf of the Texas Board of
19	66		Criminal Justice.
20	67		(d) Section 31.158, Natural Resources Code, does not apply
21	68		to a transaction under this section.
22		-	~~SECTION 2.~~ The real property held by the Texas Department of
	69	+	(e) The real property held by the Texas Department of
23	70		Criminal Justice is land being situated in DeWitt County, Texas,
24	71		and more particularly described as follows:
25	72		BEING all that certain parcel or tract containing 100.00 Acres of
26	73		land out of the Samuel Lockhart League A-28 located in DeWitt
27	74		County, Texas, and being out of the easterly portion of a called
28	75		464.03-Acre tract described in deed to the Texas Department of
29	76		Criminal Justice-State of Texas from the City of Cuero recorded in
30	77		Vol. 360 Page 139 in the deed records of said County;
31	78		Said 100.00-Acre tract being bounded as follows:
32	79		1. On the north, by the northerly line of a said 464.03-Acre
33	80		tract;
34	81		2. One the east, by the easterly line of said 464.03-Acre
35	82		tract;
36	83		3. On the south, by the southerly line of said 464.03-Acre
37	84		tract;
38	85		4. On the west, by a line being perpendicular to the
39	86		southerly line of said 464.03-Acre tract, at a location
40	87		sufficiently west of the easterly line of said 464.03-Acre tract so
41	88		as to include exactly 100.00 Acres of land.
42		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	89	+	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
43	90		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
44	91		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
45	92		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
46	93		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
47		-	______________________________ ______________________________
48		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
49		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3636 was passed by the House on April
50		-	18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
51		-	voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
52		-	H.B. No. 3636 on May 24, 2019, and requested the appointment of a
53		-	conference committee to consider the differences between the two
54		-	houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
55		-	on H.B. No. 3636 on May 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145,
56		-	Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.
57		-	______________________________
58		-	Chief Clerk of the House
59		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3636 was passed by the Senate, with
60		-	amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
61		-	0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
62		-	committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and
63		-	that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.
64		-	3636 on May 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
65		-	______________________________
66		-	Secretary of the Senate
67		-	APPROVED: __________________
68		-	Date
69		-	__________________
70		-	Governor
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