87R11406 YDB-D
By: Meza H.B. No. 3197
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the repair or replacement of certain damaged historical
markers by the Texas Historical Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. From money appropriated to the Texas Historical
Commission or made available from any other source for the state
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2023, the commission shall spend
at least $50,000 each state fiscal year to repair or replace damaged
historical markers and monuments placed at locations throughout
this state in celebration of the 1936 Texas Centennial. The
commission shall repair damaged markers using materials and styles
that closely replicate the original materials and styles. For
markers that must be completely reconstructed, the commission shall
comply with the United States Department of the Interior standards
for sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.