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By: Leman (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) |
H.B. No. 2660 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021; |
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April 20, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Natural Resources & Economic Development; April 23, 2021, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 23, 2021, |
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sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction and management of the Star of the |
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Republic Museum by the Texas Historical Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 442.062(a) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The museum and its contents, artifacts, structure, and |
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land are under the jurisdiction of the commission. The commission |
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is responsible for the preservation, maintenance, and operation of |
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the museum. |
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(c) Any [Except as provided by Subsection (b), any] power or |
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duty related to the museum formerly vested in any other state agency |
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or entity is vested solely in the commission. |
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SECTION 2. Section 442.062(b), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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