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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 Subsection (k), Section 2165.2561, |
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Government Code, for the state fiscal biennium that begins |
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September 1, 2007, in an amount sufficient to enable the committee |
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to perform its duties under Subsection (t), Section 2165.256, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, in addition to the amounts |
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necessary to enable the committee to perform its other duties, the |
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Texas Building and Procurement Commission shall transfer to the |
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committee during the biennium under an interagency contract an |
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amount, not to exceed $20,000, sufficient to enable the committee |
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with the assistance of the commission to perform the committee's |
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duties under Subsection (t), Section 2165.256. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |