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Senate Bill 2307 |
Senate Author: Williams |
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Effective: 5-27-09 |
House Sponsor: Geren |
Under previous law, the authority for preservation and maintenance of the Governor's Mansion was given to the State Preservation Board in one provision and to the Texas Historical Commission in another provision. Senate Bill 2307 amends the Government Code to establish that the State Preservation Board is responsible for the preservation, maintenance, and protection of the historical and architectural integrity of the Governor's Mansion and grounds and requires the Texas Historical Commission to approve construction plans and monitor the work on the mansion to ensure the historical and architectural integrity of the mansion and grounds. The bill specifies that, with certain exceptions, a nonstructural decorative change in or to the private living and guest quarters on the second floor of the Governor's Mansion does not require the prior approval of the board or the commission. In addition, the bill includes necessary landscaping services among the items for which gifts, grants, devises, and bequests of money, other property, and services may be solicited and accepted.