By: Campbell, Hall S.B. No. 1400
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the location of the Alamo Cenotaph.
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 City of San Antonio, or any
other entity, may not move the Alamo Cenotaph from the location
where the cenotaph was first placed following its completion
unless:
(1) the move is approved in a public hearing by at
least two of the following:
(A) the commissioner of the General Land Office;
(B) one member of the Texas Historical Commission
who is designated by the commission to represent the commission;
and
(C) one officer of the Daughters of the Republic
of Texas who is designated by the organization's officers to
represent the organization; and
(2) the cenotaph is moved:
(A) temporarily for repairs; or
(B) permanently to a location within the Alamo
Plaza.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.