Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 494 amends the Government Code to reassign and expand certain powers and duties of the State Preservation Board and its executive director relating to the preservation, maintenance, and operation of Capitol complex buildings and grounds and extend their jurisdiction to include the Pease/Shivers Mansion. The act establishes the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum under the board's governance and prescribes specific powers and duties relating to the museum's operation.

            Senate Bill 494 also creates a Capitol renewal account in the general revenue fund to support the maintenance and preservation of the Capitol and the General Land Office and their contents and grounds and a Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum fund as a trust fund outside the treasury to be managed and invested by the comptroller in the museum's behalf. The Capitol renewal account consists of appropriations and proceeds from services and activities at the Capitol Complex and the Pease/Shivers Mansion; the museum fund consists of net revenues from admissions, parking and transportation fees, facility rentals, vending enterprises, and gifts. To the extent possible, museum operating costs are to be paid from revenues generated by the museum.