By Haggerty H.B. No. 1924 77R6055 BDH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the development of a United States air defense museum 1-3 at Fort Bliss. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 442.0087 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 442.0087. FORT BLISS MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER. (a) The 1-8 commission may assist Fort Bliss Military Reservation in El Paso in 1-9 the establishment and operation at Fort Bliss of a museum and study 1-10 center devoted to the history of the United States air defense 1-11 system. 1-12 (b) To accomplish the purposes of this section, the 1-13 commission may: 1-14 (1) seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations of 1-15 funds or property from public and private sources, including 1-16 seeking available federal funds; and 1-17 (2) contribute funds appropriated to the commission 1-18 for the purpose. 1-19 (c) The commission may provide assistance and contribute 1-20 funds under this section only if the commission receives 1-21 appropriate assurances that, subject to the security requirements 1-22 of the military reservation, the museum and study center will be 1-23 open for use by the general public. 1-24 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-1 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-2 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-3 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-4 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.