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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of the Richards-Bush Mall in the |
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Capitol Complex. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Section 2165.260 and adding Section 2165.2605 |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.260. RICHARDS-BUSH [TEXAS] MALL [AREA VENDOR |
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PERMIT]. (a) In this section, "Richards-Bush Mall" [the "Texas mall |
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area of the Capitol Complex"] means the state-owned property within |
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the area bounded on the north by Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, |
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on the east by Brazos Street, on the south by 15th Street, and on the |
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west by Colorado Street. |
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(b) The Richards-Bush Mall is designated in recognition of |
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Ann Richards' and George W. Bush's service as the 45th and 46th |
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governors of this state, respectively. |
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(c) The commission shall install a plaque commemorating the |
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designation in a prominent location on the mall. |
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Sec. 2165.2605. RICHARDS-BUSH MALL VENDOR PERMIT. (a) In |
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this section, "Richards-Bush Mall" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 2165.260. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Preservation |
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Board by rule and in consultation with the commission and other |
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appropriate state agencies shall establish a process for a vendor |
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to apply for and obtain from the board a permit that allows the |
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vendor to sell goods from a rented space during an event authorized |
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by the board and held on the Richards-Bush Mall [in the Texas mall |
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area of the Capitol Complex]. |
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(c) The State Preservation Board is not required to adopt |
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the rules required under Subsection (b) until the Capitol Complex |
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master plan developed under Section 2166.105 is implemented and the |
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Richards-Bush Mall [Texas mall proposed in the plan] is |
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established. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |