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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the design and construction of a cenotaph in the State |
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Cemetery to honor 19th-century African American members of the |
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Texas Legislature. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2165.256, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: |
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(t) The committee shall provide for the design and |
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construction of a cenotaph in the State Cemetery in honor of |
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19th-century African American members of the Texas Legislature. At |
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the committee's request, the commission shall provide financial, |
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technical, or other assistance to the committee in relation to: |
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(1) the design or construction of the cenotaph; or |
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(2) entering into a contract with another entity for |
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the design, construction, or both the design and construction of |
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the cenotaph. |
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SECTION 2. If the State Cemetery Committee does not receive |
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an appropriation under Section 2165.2561(k), Government Code, for |
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the state fiscal biennium that begins September 1, 2007, in an |
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amount sufficient to enable the committee to perform its duties |
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under Section 2165.256(t), Government Code, as added by this Act, |
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in addition to the amounts necessary to enable the committee to |
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perform its other duties, the Texas Building and Procurement |
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Commission shall transfer to the committee during the biennium |
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under an interagency contract an amount, not to exceed $20,000, |
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sufficient to enable the committee with the assistance of the |
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commission to perform the committee's duties under Section |
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2165.256(t). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |