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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the main street program administered by the Texas |
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Historical Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 442.014, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.014. MAIN STREET PROGRAM. (a) The commission |
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shall administer a main street program to assist communities |
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[municipalities] with the development, restoration, and |
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preservation of their historic neighborhood commercial districts |
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and central business districts. |
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(b) The [Each year the] commission shall designate certain |
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communities [municipalities] to participate in the program as |
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official main street cities. |
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(c) The commission by rule shall prescribe the frequency of |
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community designations and qualification standards for |
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participation in the program [as a main street city or as an urban |
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main street city. Any municipality not designated under Subsection |
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(b) may apply with the commission to participate in the program |
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under this subsection]. |
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(d) The commission by rule shall prescribe a fee schedule |
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for participation in the program under Subsection (c). The |
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commission shall collect fees from the participating communities |
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[municipalities] to offset [recover the] costs of participation in |
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the program. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Historical Commission shall adopt the rules |
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necessary to administer Section 442.014, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |