By:  Deuell                                                       S.B. No. 1100
	(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2005; March 21, 2005, read 
first time and referred to Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies 
and Economic Development; April 18, 2005, reported adversely, with 
favorable Committee Substitute to Committee on Business and 
Commerce; April 22, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable 
Committee Substitute from Committee on Business and Commerce by the 
following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 22, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1100                                   By:  Lucio

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the promotion of tourism related to the musical heritage of this state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 485, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 485.008 to read as follows: Sec. 485.008. TEXAS MUSIC HISTORY TOUR. (a) The office shall develop a Texas Music History Tour program to promote and preserve Texas music history. (b) The program, at a minimum, shall include: (1) designation of locations or organizations that are historically significant to this state's musical heritage; (2) adoption of an icon, symbol, or other identifying device to represent a designation under this section; (3) the use of the icon, symbol, or other identifying device in promoting tourism around this state by the office and at locations and by organizations designated under this section; and (4) the development of itineraries and maps to guide tourists to locations or organizations designated under this section. (c) The office shall adopt: (1) eligibility criteria for a designation under this section; and (2) procedures to administer the program created under this section. (d) The office shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Texas Historical Commission, and the Texas Department of Transportation to implement this section. (e) The office may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations from any source to implement this section. (f) The office is not required to develop or implement the program under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the office to cover the cost of the development and implementation of the program. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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