87R11398 SGM-D
By: Israel H.B. No. 3117
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of the Richards-Bush Mall in the
Capitol Complex.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
amended by amending Section 2165.260 and adding Section 2165.2605
to read as follows:
Sec. 2165.260. RICHARDS-BUSH [TEXAS] MALL [AREA VENDOR
PERMIT]. (a) In this section, "Richards-Bush Mall" [the "Texas mall
area of the Capitol Complex"] means the state-owned property within
the area bounded on the north by Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard,
on the east by Brazos Street, on the south by 15th Street, and on the
west by Colorado Street.
(b) The Richards-Bush Mall is designated in recognition of
Ann Richards' and George W. Bush's service as the 45th and 46th
governors of this state, respectively.
(c) The commission shall install a plaque commemorating the
designation in a prominent location on the mall.
Sec. 2165.2605. RICHARDS-BUSH MALL VENDOR PERMIT. (a) In
this section, "Richards-Bush Mall" has the meaning assigned by
Section 2165.260.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Preservation
Board by rule and in consultation with the commission and other
appropriate state agencies shall establish a process for a vendor
to apply for and obtain from the board a permit that allows the
vendor to sell goods from a rented space during an event authorized
by the board and held on the Richards-Bush Mall [in the Texas mall
area of the Capitol Complex].
(c) The State Preservation Board is not required to adopt
the rules required under Subsection (b) until the Capitol Complex
master plan developed under Section 2166.105 is implemented and the
Richards-Bush Mall [Texas mall proposed in the plan] is
established.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.