By Goolsby                                            H.B. No. 2877
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the operations, powers, and duties of the State
 1-3     Preservation Board.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 443.006, Government Code, is amended by
 1-6     amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
 1-7     follows:
 1-8           (b)  The curator of the Capitol shall:
 1-9                 (1)  assist in matters dealing with the preservation of
1-10     historic materials;
1-11                 (2)  develop and maintain a registration system and
1-12     inventory of the contents of the Capitol and the General Land
1-13     Office Building and their grounds;
1-14                 (3)  develop a program to purchase or accept by
1-15     donation, permanent loan, or outside funding items of historical
1-16     significance that were at one time in the buildings and that are
1-17     not owned by the state;
1-18                 (4)  develop a program to locate and acquire
1-19     state-owned items of historical significance that were at one time
1-20     in the buildings;
1-21                 (5)  develop a collections policy regarding the items
1-22     of historic significance as identified in the registration system
1-23     and inventory for the approval of the board;
1-24                 (6)  make recommendations on conservation needs and
 2-1     make arrangements to contract for conservation services for objects
 2-2     of significance;
 2-3                 (7)  make recommendations for the transfer or loan of
 2-4     objects of significance as detailed in the approved collections
 2-5     policy;
 2-6                 (8)  develop for board approval a furnishings plan for
 2-7     the placement and care of objects under the care of the curator;
 2-8     and
 2-9                 (9)  make recommendations to transfer, sell, or
2-10     otherwise dispose of unused surplus property that is not of
2-11     significance as defined in the collections policy and by the
2-12     registration system and inventory prepared by the curator, in the
2-13     manner provided by Chapter 2175[;]
2-14                 [(10)  approve all exhibits placed in the buildings;
2-15     and]
2-16                 [(11)  make a good-faith effort, with the board and the
2-17     architect, to assist Texas businesses to receive a significant
2-18     percentage of the total value of all contract awards for the
2-19     purchase of supplies, materials, services, and equipment that are
2-20     made throughout the duration of the restoration project].
2-21           (c)  The curator shall develop the collections policy with
2-22     the assistance of a review committee composed of five members whose
2-23     qualifications, tenure, and duties are defined by the executive
2-24     director.  Chapter 2110 does not apply to the review committee.
2-25           SECTION 2.  Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by
2-26     adding Section 443.0153 to read as follows:
2-27           Sec. 443.0153.  PARKING FEES NOT SUBJECT TO SALES TAX.
 3-1     Parking fees paid through parking meters maintained under this
 3-2     chapter and parking fees paid in a visitor parking facility under
 3-3     this chapter or Chapter 445 are exempt from the application of the
 3-4     tax imposed by Chapter 151, Tax Code.
 3-5           SECTION 3.  Section 443.023, Government Code, is amended to
 3-6     read as follows:
 3-7           Sec. 443.023.  PURCHASE AND LEASE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
 3-8     EXPENDITURES.  Subtitle D, Title 10,  does not apply to a purchase
 3-9     or lease under this chapter.  [The executive director, as
3-10     appropriate, may approve in writing the purchase or lease of goods
3-11     and services needed to repair or improve an area within the
3-12     Capitol, Capitol extension, Capitol grounds, or General Land Office
3-13     building, if the cost of the purchase or lease will not exceed
3-14     $15,000.  The executive director shall notify the board in writing
3-15     of any expenditures in excess of $15,000 made under this chapter.]
3-16           SECTION 4.  Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by
3-17     adding Section 443.0231 to read as follows:
3-18           Sec. 443.0231.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.  Chapter 2054 does
3-19     not apply to the board.
3-20           SECTION 5.  Section 443.025(a), Government Code, is amended
3-21     to read as follows:
3-22           (a)  Title to the historic property Woodlawn, also commonly
3-23     known as Pease Mansion and Shivers Mansion, located at No. 6 Niles
3-24     Road in Austin, is in the name of the board.  The board may
3-25     [shall]:
3-26                 (1)  preserve, maintain, restore, and furnish the
3-27     building;
 4-1                 (2)  preserve, maintain, and restore its contents and
 4-2     grounds; and
 4-3                 (3)  otherwise provide for use of the building and
 4-4     grounds.
 4-5           SECTION 6.  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
 4-6     amended by adding Section 411.1145 to read as follows:
 4-7           Sec. 411.1145.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
 4-8     INFORMATION: STATE PRESERVATION BOARD.  (a)  The State Preservation
 4-9     Board is entitled to obtain criminal history record information
4-10     maintained by the department that relates to a person who is an
4-11     employee, volunteer, or intern, or an applicant to be an employee,
4-12     volunteer, or intern, in a position that involves:
4-13                 (1)  handling money or checks;
4-14                 (2)  working in the Capitol or another area designated
4-15     by the executive director as security sensitive; or
4-16                 (3)  direct contact with persons under 18 years of age.
4-17           (b)  Criminal history record information obtained by the
4-18     board under this section may not be released or disclosed to any
4-19     person except on court order or with the consent of the person who
4-20     is the subject of the information.
4-21           SECTION 7. Section 445.011, Government Code, is amended by
4-22     adding Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows:
4-23           (g)  The museum may establish a membership program.
4-24           (h)  Notwithstanding other law, for purposes of Subchapter H,
4-25     Chapter 659, as added by Chapter 76, Acts of the 74th Legislature,
4-26     Regular Session, 1995:
4-27                 (1)  the museum is considered an eligible charitable
 5-1     organization entitled to participate in a state employee charitable
 5-2     campaign under Subchapter H, Chapter 659; and
 5-3                 (2)  a state employee is entitled to authorize a
 5-4     deduction for contributions to the museum, including contributions
 5-5     for museum membership, as a charitable contribution under Section
 5-6     659.132, and the museum may use the contributions for museum
 5-7     purposes.
 5-8           SECTION 8. Sections 443.0101(d) and 445.002(c), Government
 5-9     Code, are repealed.
5-10           SECTION 9. The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is
5-11     entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign
5-12     conducted during the autumn of 2001 without regard to any
5-13     limitation on the time during which an organization must apply to
5-14     participate in the campaign.
5-15           SECTION 10.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
5-16     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
5-17     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
5-18     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
5-19     Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
5-20     legislative session.