| 14 | | - | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 211.0165, Local |
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| 15 | | - | Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 16 | | - | Sec. 211.0165. DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARK OR |
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| 17 | | - | DISTRICT. |
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| 18 | | - | SECTION 2. Section 211.0165, Local Government Code, is |
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| 19 | | - | amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding |
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| 20 | | - | Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 21 | | - | (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality |
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| 22 | | - | that has established a process for designating places or areas of |
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| 23 | | - | historical, cultural, or architectural importance and significance |
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| 24 | | - | through the adoption of zoning regulations or zoning district |
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| 25 | | - | boundaries may not designate a property as a local historic |
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| 26 | | - | landmark or include a property within the boundaries of a local |
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| 27 | | - | historic district unless: |
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| 28 | | - | (1) the owner of the property consents to the |
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| 29 | | - | designation or inclusion; or |
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| 30 | | - | (2) if the owner does not consent, the designation or |
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| 31 | | - | inclusion of the owner's property is approved by a three-fourths |
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| 32 | | - | vote of: |
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| 33 | | - | (A) the governing body of the municipality; and |
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| 34 | | - | (B) the zoning, planning, or historical |
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| 35 | | - | commission of the municipality, if any. |
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| 10 | + | SECTION 1. Section 211.0165, Local Government Code, is |
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| 11 | + | amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 40 | | - | historic landmarks and the inclusion of properties in a local |
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| 41 | | - | historic district under that paragraph. |
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| 42 | | - | (b) If the property is owned by an organization that |
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| 43 | | - | qualifies as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax |
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| 44 | | - | Code, the municipality may designate the property as a local |
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| 45 | | - | historic landmark or include the property in a local historic |
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| 46 | | - | district only if the organization consents to the designation or |
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| 47 | | - | inclusion. |
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| 48 | | - | (c) The municipality must provide the property owner a |
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| 49 | | - | statement that describes the impact that a historic designation or |
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| 50 | | - | inclusion in a local historic district of the owner's property may |
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| 51 | | - | have on the owner and the owner's property. The municipality must |
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| 52 | | - | provide the statement to the owner not later than the 15th day |
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| 53 | | - | before the date of the initial hearing on the historic designation |
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| 54 | | - | or inclusion in a local historic district of the property of: |
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| 55 | | - | (1) the zoning, planning, or historical commission, if |
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| 56 | | - | any; or |
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| 57 | | - | (2) the governing body of the municipality. |
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| 58 | | - | SECTION 3. Section 211.0165, Local Government Code, as |
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| 59 | | - | amended by this Act, applies only to a proposal to include a |
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| 60 | | - | property in a historic district or to designate a property as a |
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| 61 | | - | local historic landmark made on or after the effective date of this |
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| 62 | | - | Act. |
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| 63 | | - | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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| 16 | + | historic landmarks under that paragraph. |
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| 17 | + | SECTION 2. Section 211.0165(a-1), Local Government Code, as |
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| 18 | + | added by this Act, applies only to a process to designate a |
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| 19 | + | property as a local historic landmark initiated on or after the |
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| 20 | + | effective date of this Act. |
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| 21 | + | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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