Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4450 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R15667 SCF-F
2	2	By: Johnson H.B. No. 4450
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to procedures for approving certain projects and permit
10	10	applications by the Texas Historical Commission.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 191.0525, Natural Resources Code, is
13	13	amended by amending Subsections (f) and (i) and adding Subsection
14	14	(j) to read as follows:
15	15	(f) Except for a project location described by Subsection
16	16	(i), this [This] section does not apply to any state agency or
17	17	political subdivision that has entered into a memorandum of
18	18	understanding for coordination with the committee.
19	19	(i) This section does not authorize breaking ground at a
20	20	project location on state public land if:
21	21	(1) the project location or any structure on the
22	22	project location is listed in the National Register of Historic
23	23	Places; and
24	24	(2) the project would substantially change the
25	25	historic or cultural character of the project location or a
26	26	structure on the project location.
27	27	(j) The committee by rule shall establish procedures to
28	28	implement this section.
29	29	SECTION 2. Section 191.054, Natural Resources Code, is
30	30	amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to
31	31	read as follows:
32	32	(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The]
33	33	committee may issue a permit to other state agencies or political
34	34	subdivisions or to qualified private institutions, companies, or
35	35	individuals for the survey and discovery, excavation, demolition,
36	36	or restoration of, or the conduct of scientific or educational
37	37	studies at, in, or on landmarks, or for the discovery of eligible
38	38	landmarks on public land if it is the opinion of the committee that
39	39	the permit is in the best interest of the State of Texas.
40	40	(d) The committee shall file notice of a demolition permit
41	41	application for publication in the Texas Register in the manner
42	42	prescribed by Chapter 2002, Government Code, at least 30 days
43	43	before the committee takes any action on the application or issues
44	44	the permit. An interested person may challenge the issuance of a
45	45	demolition permit under this section in the manner provided for a
46	46	contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. If an
47	47	application for a demolition permit is challenged under this
48	48	section, the committee may not issue the permit unless the permit
49	49	applicant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence submitted
50	50	to the record that the demolition is in the public interest.
51	51	SECTION 3. Section 191.098, Natural Resources Code, is
52	52	amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
53	53	(d) Subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to a building
54	54	described by Subsection (a) that is listed in or located on property
55	55	listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
56	56	SECTION 4. The changes to Chapter 191, Natural Resources
57	57	Code, made by this Act apply only to an application for a
58	58	demolition permit or notice of a demolition, renovation, or
59	59	alteration of a building that is filed with the Texas Historical
60	60	Commission on or after January 1, 2026.
61	61	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
62	62	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
63	63	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
64	64	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
65	65	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.