By: Whitmire S.B. No. 1269
(King of Hemphill)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the main street program administered by the Texas
Historical Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 442.014, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 442.014. MAIN STREET PROGRAM. (a) The commission
shall administer a main street program to assist communities
[municipalities] with the development, restoration, and
preservation of their historic neighborhood commercial districts
and central business districts.
(b) The [Each year the] commission shall designate certain
communities [municipalities] to participate in the program as
official main street cities.
(c) The commission by rule shall prescribe the frequency of
community designations and qualification standards for
participation in the program [as a main street city or as an urban
main street city. Any municipality not designated under Subsection
(b) may apply with the commission to participate in the program
under this subsection].
(d) The commission by rule shall prescribe a fee schedule
for participation in the program under Subsection (c). The
commission shall collect fees from the participating communities
[municipalities] to offset [recover the] costs of participation in
the program.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Historical Commission shall adopt the rules
necessary to administer Section 442.014, Government Code, as
amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.