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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees for copies of certain records and research |
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protected by copyright and owned by 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. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 443.0133 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 443.0133. FEE FOR COPY OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL. |
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(a) The board may set and collect a fee for providing a copy, for |
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personal or educational use, of state archival records and other |
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historical resources protected by copyright and owned by the board, |
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including photographs, video recordings, and other documentation |
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related to the history of the buildings and grounds under board |
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control. |
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(b) The board may set its fees under this section in amounts |
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necessary to cover the cost of creating the image or document and |
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the cost of reproducing and dispersing the image or document |
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requested. The board shall deposit money received under this |
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section to the credit of a separate account in the Capitol fund. |
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(c) Fees under this section for copies of state archival |
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records and other historical resources protected by copyright and |
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owned by the board are excepted from the fee schedule and other |
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provisions related to costs and charges under Chapter 552. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |