By Chavez H.B. No. 1644 76R4647 MXM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the preservation and management of Texas music and film 1-3 artifacts. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 441, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subchapter K to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER K. PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF 1-8 STATE MUSIC AND FILM ARTIFACTS 1-9 Sec. 441.171. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: 1-10 (1) "Commission" means the Texas State Library and 1-11 Archives Commission. 1-12 (2) "Music and film artifact" means an item related to 1-13 music or film that has enduring historical or artistic value to the 1-14 state. The term includes an original motion picture print or early 1-15 musical recording by a person connected with Texas that is in the 1-16 possession of the state, an individual, a private institution, 1-17 another state, or another nation. 1-18 (3) "State agency" means: 1-19 (A) a department, commission, board, office, or 1-20 other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of 1-21 state government; 1-22 (B) an institution of higher education as 1-23 defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or 1-24 (C) a public nonprofit corporation created by 2-1 the legislature whose responsibilities and authority are not 2-2 limited to a geographical area less than that of the state. 2-3 Sec. 441.172. DUTIES. (a) The commission shall: 2-4 (1) collect and preserve music and film artifacts; 2-5 (2) establish a permanent collection to preserve and 2-6 display the collected music and film artifacts; and 2-7 (3) maintain a list of music and film artifacts kept 2-8 by a state agency, including a description of and the name of the 2-9 depository of each item. 2-10 (b) The commission may accept a donation of a music or film 2-11 artifact from a state agency, political subdivision, or other 2-12 entity. 2-13 (c) The commission may cooperate with private entities in 2-14 accomplishing the purposes of this subchapter. 2-15 Sec. 441.173. PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE; RULES. 2-16 The commission may adopt rules establishing standards and 2-17 procedures for the protection, maintenance, and storage of music 2-18 and film artifacts. 2-19 Sec. 441.174. COOPERATION BY OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR 2-20 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) A state agency or political 2-21 subdivision of this state shall cooperate with the commission to 2-22 implement the purposes of this subchapter. 2-23 (b) The commission shall enter into a memorandum of 2-24 understanding with each state agency or political subdivision 2-25 cooperating with the commission under Subsection (a). 2-26 (c) The commission shall provide each memorandum of 2-27 understanding to the secretary of state for publication in the 3-1 Texas Register. 3-2 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 3-3 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 3-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.