AN ACT

 1-1     relating to historic structures, including the restoration and

 1-2     preservation of historic structures by municipalities.

 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 271.0461, Local Government Code, is

 1-5     amended to read as follows:

 1-6           Sec. 271.0461.  ADDITIONAL PURPOSE FOR CERTIFICATES:

 1-7     DEMOLITION OF DANGEROUS STRUCTURES OR RESTORATION OF HISTORIC

 1-8     STRUCTURES.  Certificates may be issued by any municipality for the

 1-9     payment of contractual obligations to be incurred in demolishing

1-10     dangerous structures or restoring historic structures and may be

1-11     sold for cash, subject to the restrictions and other conditions of

1-12     Section 271.050.

1-13           SECTION 2.  Section 442.001, Government Code, is amended to

1-14     read as follows:

1-15           Sec. 442.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "historic

1-16     structure" means a structure that:

1-17                 (1)  is included on the National Register of Historic

1-18     Places;

1-19                 (2)  is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic

1-20     Landmark;

1-21                 (3)  is designated as a State Archeological Landmark;

1-22                 (4)  is determined by the Texas Historical Commission

1-23     to qualify as eligible property under criteria for inclusion on the

 2-1     National Register of Historic Places or for designation as a

 2-2     Recorded Texas Historic Landmark or as a State Archeological

 2-3     Landmark; [or]

 2-4                 (5)  is certified by the Texas Historical Commission to

 2-5     other state agencies as worthy of preservation; or

 2-6                 (6)  is designated by an ordinance of a municipality

 2-7     with a population of more than 1.5 million as historic.

 2-8           SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the

 2-9     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

2-10     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

2-11     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

2-12     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,

2-13     and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its

2-14     passage, and it is so enacted.

                                                               S.B. No. 1310

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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House

               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1310 passed the Senate on

         April 10, 1997, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0;

         May 20, 1997, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and

         requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 21, 1997, House

         granted request of the Senate; May 27, 1997, Senate adopted

         Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 31,

         Nays 0.

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                                                 Secretary of the Senate

               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1310 passed the House, with

         amendment, on May 16, 1997, by a non-record vote; May 21, 1997,

         House granted request of the Senate for appointment of Conference

         Committee; June 1, 1997, House adopted Conference Committee Report

         by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, one present not voting.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House

         Approved:

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                      Date

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                    Governor