By:  Hilderbran (Senate Sponsor - Fraser)                         H.B. No. 2902
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2005; 
May 8, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Government Organization; May 19, 2005, reported adversely, with 
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, 
Nays 0; May 19, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2902                                   By:  Eltife


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the maintenance and preservation of historic 
courthouses and records.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 442.0081, Government 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 442.0081.  HISTORIC COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION AND 
MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS [PROGRAM];  GRANTS AND LOANS.
	SECTION 2.  Section 442.0081, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (g-1) and amending Subsection (h) to read as 
follows:
	(g-1)  To help protect courthouses that have benefited from 
the historic courthouse preservation program, the commission shall 
develop and implement a maintenance program to assist counties 
receiving money under the preservation program in continuing to 
maintain, repair, and preserve the courthouses.  The maintenance 
program may include offering to periodically inspect the 
courthouses and offering counties technical assistance and 
information on best practices in maintaining the courthouses.
	(h)  The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement 
the historic courthouse preservation and maintenance programs
[program].
	SECTION 3.  Section 442.0083(f), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(f)  Biennial appropriations to the commission for 
administering the historic courthouse preservation and maintenance 
programs [program] during a state fiscal biennium, including 
providing oversight for historic courthouse projects, may not 
exceed 2-1/2 [one] percent of the amount appropriated for 
implementing the historic courthouse preservation and maintenance 
programs [program] during the state fiscal biennium.
	SECTION 4.  Section 441.157, Government Code, is repealed.                     
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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