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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of |
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certain state buildings by the Texas Historical Commission and to |
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the transfer of the Texas Building and Procurement Commission's |
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Governor's Mansion duties to the State Preservation Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 442.0072(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission shall preserve, maintain in a state of |
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suitable repair, restore, and develop the church and the house, |
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their contents, and their grounds, in the manner determined by the |
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commission, for the beautification and cultural enhancement of the |
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properties as a significant Texas historical site and in a manner |
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consistent with development of the Capitol Complex. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 442.0073 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442-0073. PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN |
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STATE BUILDINGS. (a) The commission shall preserve, maintain, and |
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restore Luther Hall, the Elrose Building, and the |
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Christianson-Leberman Building, their contents, and their grounds. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, Luther Hall and the Elrose |
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Building are located on 16th Street between Colorado Street and |
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North Congress Avenue in Austin and the Christianson-Leberman |
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Building is located at 1304 Colorado Street in Austin. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2165.007(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall |
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provide facilities management services in relation to all state |
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agency facilities in Travis County or a county adjacent to Travis |
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County. The commission's duty does not apply to: |
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(1) a facility owned or operated by an institution of |
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higher education; |
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(2) military facilities; |
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(3) facilities owned or operated by the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(4) facilities owned or operated by the Texas Youth |
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Commission; |
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(5) facilities owned or operated by the Texas |
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Department of Transportation; |
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(6) the Capitol, including the Capitol Extension, the |
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General Land Office building, the Bob Bullock Texas State History |
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Museum, [and] any museum located on the Capitol grounds, the |
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Governor's Mansion, and any property maintained by the Texas |
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Historical Commission under Sections 442.0072 and 442.0073; |
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(7) a facility determined by the commission to be |
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completely residential; |
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(8) a regional or field office of a state agency; or |
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(9) a facility located within or on state park |
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property. |
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SECTION 4. On September 1, 2007: |
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(1) all powers and duties of the Texas Building and |
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Procurement Commission related to the Governor's Mansion and its |
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grounds are transferred to the State Preservation Board. |
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(2) all records of the Texas Building and Procurement |
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Commission related to the Governor's Mansion and its grounds are |
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transferred to the State Preservation Board. |
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(3) all contracts of the Texas Building and |
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Procurement Commission pertaining specifically to the Governor's |
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Mansion and its grounds are transferred to the State Preservation |
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Board; and |
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(4) all appropriations to the Texas Building and |
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Procurement Commission specifically for purposes pertaining to the |
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Governor's Mansion and its grounds, and all appropriations to the |
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Texas Building and Procurement Commission budgeted by the agency |
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for expenditures pertaining to the Governor's Mansion and its |
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grounds, are transferred to the State Preservation Board. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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