77R12783 BDH-D                           
         By Isett, Turner of Coleman                           H.B. No. 2360
         Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2360:
         By Hunter                                         C.S.H.B. No. 2360
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the removal, relocation, or alteration of certain state
 1-3     monuments and memorials.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 2166.5011 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 2166.5011.  REMOVAL, RELOCATION, OR ALTERATION OF A
 1-8     MONUMENT OR MEMORIAL. (a)  In this section, "monument or memorial"
 1-9     means a permanent monument, memorial, or other designation,
1-10     including a statue, portrait, plaque, seal, symbol, building name,
1-11     or street name, that:
1-12                 (1)  is located on state property; and
1-13                 (2)  honors a citizen of this state for military or
1-14     war-related service.
1-15           (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a
1-16     monument or memorial may be removed, relocated, or altered only:
1-17                 (1)  by the legislature;
1-18                 (2)  by the Texas Historical Commission;
1-19                 (3)  by the State Preservation Board; or
1-20                 (4)  as provided by Subsection (c).
1-21           (c)  A monument or memorial may be removed, relocated, or
1-22     altered in a manner otherwise provided by this code as necessary to
1-23     accommodate construction, repair, or improvements to the monument
1-24     or memorial or to the surrounding state property on which the
 2-1     monument or memorial is located.  Any monument or memorial that is
 2-2     permanently removed under this subsection must be relocated to a
 2-3     prominent location, as determined by the legislature.
 2-4           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.