| 1 | 1 | | By: Toth H.B. No. 5155 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to creating a program to designate historic sites in this |
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| 7 | 7 | | state. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 442.0089 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 442.0089. HISTORIC SITES PROGRAM. (a) The county |
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| 12 | 12 | | shall identify sites in this state that are historically |
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| 13 | 13 | | significant to this state because significant events occurred at |
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| 14 | 14 | | the site that shaped the history of this state. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The commission may designate or encourage the |
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| 16 | 16 | | designation of sites identified under Subsection (a) through |
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| 17 | 17 | | existing history programs, including: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) local community landmark programs; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) the state historical marker program under Section |
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| 20 | 20 | | 442.006; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) the state register of historic places under |
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| 22 | 22 | | Section 442.0085; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) the National Register of Historic Places; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (5) the National Historic Landmarks program; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (6) the World Heritage List; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (7) other appropriate programs. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) The commission may provide information regarding the |
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| 28 | 28 | | significance of the sites designated under this section using: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) historical markers and monuments; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) publications and films; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) other appropriate media. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (d) The commission may seek assistance from other state and |
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| 33 | 33 | | local governmental entities in carrying out the commission's duties |
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| 34 | 34 | | under this section. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (e) The commission may seek and accept gifts, grants, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | donations from public or private sources, including seeking |
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| 37 | 37 | | available federal funds, to accomplish the purposes of this |
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| 38 | 38 | | section. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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