Bill Text: TX SB1511 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the operation of the Battleship "Texas."
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective immediately [SB1511 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1511-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1511 |
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relating to the operation of the Battleship "Texas." | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the | ||
Battleship "Texas," a national historic landmark whose engines are | ||
national mechanical engineering landmarks and that is the only | ||
remaining battleship to have fought in World War I and World War II, | ||
is maintained and preserved in satisfactory condition for the | ||
benefit of the citizens of this state. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 22.261, Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 22.261. JURISDICTION. The Battleship "Texas" is under | ||
the jurisdiction of the department. The department shall enter | ||
into a memorandum of understanding for a term of 99 years with an | ||
appropriate nonprofit foundation for the operation and maintenance | ||
of the Battleship "Texas." | ||
SECTION 3. Subchapter T, Chapter 22, Parks and Wildlife | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 22.262 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 22.262. PRESERVATION STANDARDS. The memorandum of | ||
understanding required by Section 22.261 must include provisions: | ||
(1) governing the preservation, management, and | ||
operation of the Battleship "Texas" consistent with the Standards | ||
for Historic Vessel Preservation Projects with Guidelines for | ||
Applying the Standards published by the Secretary of the United | ||
States Department of the Interior as those standards existed on | ||
January 1, 2019; | ||
(2) requiring the nonprofit foundation described by | ||
Section 22.261 to consult with the state historic preservation | ||
officer on matters related to the preservation or repair of the | ||
battleship; and | ||
(3) regarding the protection of the public's interest | ||
in maintaining and preserving a priceless historical asset in a | ||
manner that ensures the public has access to the asset and an | ||
opportunity to provide comment regarding the preservation of the | ||
asset. | ||
SECTION 4. The Parks and Wildlife Department shall enter | ||
into the memorandum of understanding required by Section 22.261, | ||
Parks and Wildlife Code, as amended by this Act, not later than the | ||
later of: | ||
(1) September 1, 2019; or | ||
(2) the 90th day after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 5. 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, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1511 passed the Senate on | ||
April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; | ||
May 20, 2019, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and | ||
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 22, 2019, House | ||
granted request of the Senate; May 25, 2019, Senate adopted | ||
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 30, | ||
Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1511 passed the House, with | ||
amendment, on May 16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 134, | ||
Nays 0, two present not voting; May 22, 2019, House granted | ||
request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
May 25, 2019, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two present not voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |