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By: Campbell S.B. No. 1400
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the location and maintenance of the Alamo Cenotaph;
granting the power of eminent domain.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2166.5012 to read as follows:
Sec. 2166.5012. ALAMO CENOTAPH. (a) In this section,
"Alamo Cenotaph" means the memorial to the Alamo defenders located
in the Alamo complex.
(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter I, Chapter 31, Natural
Resources Code, or any other law, the Alamo Cenotaph may not be
moved from the location where the cenotaph was first placed
following its completion unless:
(1) the commissioner of the General Land Office, the
Texas Historical Commission, and the Daughters of the Republic of
Texas approve the move; and
(2) the cenotaph is moved:
(A) temporarily for repairs; or
(B) permanently to a location within the Alamo
Plaza.
(c) The General Land Office has the power of eminent domain
to acquire in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, any
property necessary to preserve, maintain, and repair the Alamo
Cenotaph and to carry out the purposes of this section, including
the acquisition of the cenotaph and the land immediately underneath
and adjacent to the cenotaph.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.