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.