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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preservation and maintenance of the governor's |
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mansion. |
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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 443.029 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 443.029. GOVERNOR'S MANSION. (a) Except as otherwise |
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specifically provided by this section, the State Preservation Board |
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is solely responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the |
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Governor's Mansion and the protection of the historical and |
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architectural integrity of the mansion's exterior, interior, |
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contents, and grounds. Except as provided by Subsections (d) and |
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(f), a substantial addition, deletion, or other alteration may not |
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be made to the mansion or its contents or grounds without the prior |
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approval of the State Preservation Board. |
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(b) The State Preservation Board shall: |
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(1) develop and maintain an inventory of the contents |
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of the Governor's Mansion that includes all furnishings, fixtures, |
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works of art, and decorative objects and states the owner of each of |
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those items; |
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(2) manage a plan for the acquisition, by purchase, |
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donation, or loan, of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and |
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decorative objects for the mansion, especially early 19th-century |
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American, museum-quality items and items having historical |
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significance to the Governor's Mansion; |
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(3) manage a plan for the disposition of furnishings, |
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fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects that the State |
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Preservation Board determines are not needed or inappropriate; and |
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(4) recommend and arrange for the conservation or |
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restoration of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative |
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objects in the mansion that are owned by the state. |
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(c) The State Preservation Board may accept gifts, grants, |
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or other donations on behalf of the Governor's Mansion. The State |
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Preservation Board shall contract with a nonprofit organization |
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formed to assist in the preservation and maintenance of the |
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Governor's Mansion to develop and implement a plan for the |
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solicitation and acceptance of gifts, grants, devises, and bequests |
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of money, other property, and services to be used in the acquisition |
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of furnishings, fixtures, works of art, and decorative objects for |
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the Governor's Mansion or for necessary conservation or restoration |
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services. The State Preservation Board also may contract with a |
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nonprofit organization described by this subsection for the |
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performance of any duty provided by Subsection (b). A contract |
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under this subsection may not exceed a term of two years and must |
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expire on December 31 of an odd-numbered year. |
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(d) The State Preservation Board shall solicit the advice |
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and approval of the governor and the governor's spouse concerning |
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activities of the State Preservation Board under this section and |
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the advice of the governor and the governor's spouse concerning the |
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provisions of any contract executed under Subsection (c). Except |
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for a change in or to the Pease bedroom, the Sam Houston bedroom, |
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the hallway, or the stairwell, a nonstructural decorative change in |
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or to the private living and guest quarters of the governor and the |
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governor's family on the second floor of the Governor's Mansion does |
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not require the prior approval of the State Preservation Board. |
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(e) The Texas Historical Commission and the office of the |
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governor may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties |
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relating to the Governor's Mansion that are provided by applicable |
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law, subject to the requirements of this section. |
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(f) The Texas Historical Commission shall be consulted on |
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any and all proposed changes to the Governor's Mansion which may |
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relate to the status of the building as a designated Recorded Texas |
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Historic Landmark or as a site listed on the National Register of |
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Historic Places. |
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SECTION 2. Section 442.0071, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |