BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 3706

By: King, Ken

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The statutory list of historic sites and parks under Texas Historical Commission jurisdiction needs to be revised to reflect historic sites recently transferred, acquired, or created. C.S.H.B. 3706 makes this revision.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 3706 amends the Government Code to specify the following sites as being under Texas Historical Commission jurisdiction:

· Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site;

· Old Socorro Mission State Historic Site; and

· Palmito Ranch Battlefield State Historic Site.

The bill updates certain historic site names.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2021.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 3706 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

The substitute does not include language removing the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site from commission jurisdiction.