Bill Text: TX SB615 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB615 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB615-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 615 |
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relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical | ||
Commission. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subsection (o), Section 442.005, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(o) The commission may enter into contracts with other state | ||
agencies or institutions, [ |
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institutions, and other persons, including for-profit | ||
corporations, to carry out the purposes of this chapter. A contract | ||
with a for-profit corporation under this chapter may not permit any | ||
property preserved, maintained, or administered by the commission | ||
under this chapter to display any corporate name, logo, or product | ||
other than a discreet plaque or similar acknowledgment that does | ||
not detract from the property's historic purpose. | ||
SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 442.0056, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The commission shall restore and maintain each historic | ||
site acquired under this section for the benefit of the general | ||
public. The commission may enter into interagency contracts and | ||
contracts with other persons, including for-profit corporations, | ||
for this purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. Subsection (c), Section 442.007, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) The commission may enter into contracts or cooperative | ||
agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, state | ||
or private museums or educational institutions, or qualified | ||
persons, including for-profit corporations, [ |
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prehistoric or historic archeological investigations, surveys, | ||
excavations, or restorations in this state. | ||
SECTION 4. Subsection (c), Section 442.072, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) The commission may enter into an agreement with a | ||
nonprofit or for-profit corporation, foundation, association, or | ||
other nonprofit or for-profit entity for the expansion, renovation, | ||
management, operation, or financial support of a historic site. | ||
SECTION 5. Subsection (d), Section 442.075, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) On or after the transfer of jurisdiction over a historic | ||
site, the commission may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit or | ||
for-profit corporation, including the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, | ||
for the expansion, renovation, management, operation, or financial | ||
support of the site. | ||
SECTION 6. Subsection (b), Section 442.101, Government | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The commission may contract with any appropriate | ||
entity, including a for-profit corporation, for services necessary | ||
to carry out its responsibilities regarding historic sites | ||
described by Subchapter C. | ||
SECTION 7. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
a contract entered into by the Texas Historical Commission on or | ||
after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 615 passed the Senate on | ||
March 27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 615 passed the House on | ||
May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |