82R11988 YDB-D
 
  By: Guillen H.B. No. 3740
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the preservation and maintenance of the Alamo and the
  financial accountability and transparency of persons granted care
  and custody over certain historic state real properties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 442.004, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
         (c-1)  The executive director shall:
               (1)  employ staff necessary to preserve and maintain
  the Alamo and contract for professional services of qualified
  consultants, including architectural historians, landscape
  architects with experience in landscape architectural
  preservation, conservators, historians, historic architects,
  engineers, and craftsmen; and
               (2)  prepare an annual budget and work plan, including
  usual maintenance for the Alamo and other buildings on the Alamo
  property, their contents, and their grounds.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D.  THE ALAMO
         Sec. 442.101.  PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALAMO. (a)
  The commission is responsible for the preservation, maintenance,
  and restoration of the Alamo and its contents and the protection of
  the historical and architectural integrity of the Alamo's exterior,
  interior, and grounds.
         (b)  Subject to Chapter 450, any power or duty related to the
  Alamo formerly vested in any other state agency or entity is vested
  solely in the commission.
         (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission is not
  required to comply with state purchasing law related to requests
  for proposals in carrying out its duties under this subchapter.
         Sec. 442.102.  ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES.  The
  commission may consult with the State Preservation Board in the
  performance of duties under this chapter. On request of the
  commission, the State Preservation Board shall assist the
  commission with the commission's duties relating to the Alamo.
         Sec. 442.103.  AGREEMENT WITH NONPROFIT CORPORATION. The
  commission, in consultation with the State Preservation Board,
  shall enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation for the
  expansion, renovation, management, operation, or financial support
  of the Alamo.
         Sec. 442.104.  FRIENDS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
  ACCOUNT. (a)  The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission
  account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.
         (b)  The account consists of:
               (1)  transfers made to the account;
               (2)  fees and other revenue from operation of the
  Alamo;
               (3)  grants and donations made by the Friends of the
  Texas Historical Commission and other sources; and
               (4)  income earned on investments of money in the
  account.
         (c)  Appropriations to the commission for the preservation,
  operation, or maintenance of the Alamo shall be deposited to the
  credit of the account.
         (d)  The commission may use money in the account to
  administer this chapter, including to support the preservation,
  repair, renovation, improvement, expansion, equipping, operation,
  or maintenance of the Alamo or to acquire a historical item
  appropriate to the Alamo.
         (e)  Any money in the account not used in a fiscal year
  remains in the account.  The account is exempt from the application
  of Section 403.095.
         Sec. 442.105.  GRANTS; DONATIONS.  The commission may accept
  a grant or donation for any program or purpose of the Alamo.
         SECTION 3.  Subtitle D, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Chapter 450 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 450.  FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY RELATED TO
  HISTORIC STATE REAL PROPERTIES
         Sec. 450.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "custodian of
  historic state real property" and "custodian" mean a private
  entity:
               (1)  in whose care the state has placed historic real
  property of the state, including the Alamo and the French Embassy;
  and
               (2)  on whom the state has imposed a duty, including
  duties imposed under an agreement under Section 442.103, to repair
  the property and to maintain the property in good order.
         Sec. 450.002.  FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND GENERAL
  TRANSPARENCY REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each year, a
  custodian of historic state real property shall:
               (1)  prepare a financial accountability and general
  transparency report that covers the previous state fiscal year
  unless otherwise provided by this chapter; and
               (2)  submit a copy of the report to:
                     (A)  the comptroller;
                     (B)  the governor; and
                     (C)  the Texas Historical Commission.
         Sec. 450.003.  CONTENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND
  GENERAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT. (a) The financial accountability and
  general transparency report at a minimum must contain:
               (1)  copies of all minutes, resolutions, and dissents
  from meetings of the governing board of the custodian and any
  committees created by the governing board, including a finance
  committee or committee created to oversee state property;
               (2)  copies of each independent audit or review of the
  financial activities of the custodian, including:
                     (A)  financial activities related to the state
  property in the care of the custodian; and
                     (B)  any recommendation, management letter, or
  report of the governing board related to the audit or review;
               (3)  copies of the annual operating budget for:
                     (A)  the custodian; and
                     (B)  the state property;
               (4)  documents that identify all financial institution
  accounts held in the name of the custodian or in which funds from
  the state property and all other property of the custodian,
  including museums, and from general operations of the custodian are
  or have been held;
               (5)  documents that identify all accounts into which
  income from operation of the state property, including income from
  gift shop and vending machine sales and donations, are deposited;
               (6)  copies of all receipts, purchase orders, invoices,
  expense reports, or other documents that support, describe, or
  explain the documents required under Subdivisions (3) and (4);
               (7)  copies of the annual general ledgers for the
  custodian, the state property, and all other property of the
  custodian;
               (8)  documents that identify the donor, amount, and
  date of each cash or noncash donation of more than $2,500 made to
  the custodian, the state property, or any other property of the
  custodian, including a donation from an individual, estate,
  governmental entity, private foundation, fund, endowment, trust,
  or other charitable entity or public source of funds;
               (9)  copies of documents that describe the money spent
  on inspections of the state property, including inspections by
  engineers, architects, planners, and consultants;
               (10)  copies of all contracts and agreements between
  the custodian and any person relating to the operations,
  management, maintenance, and preservation of the state property and
  all other property of the custodian;
               (11)  copies of all correspondence, including
  electronic correspondence, between the custodian and the Texas
  Historical Commission;
               (12)  copies of all documents relating to permits
  sought by the custodian from the Texas Historical Commission,
  including applications for permits, permits issued, amendments or
  revisions to existing permits, and purchase orders and invoices for
  work performed on the state property;
               (13)  copies of all documents relating to any repair
  made to the state property or other property of the custodian, for
  which a permit from the Texas Historical Commission was not
  obtained, including purchase orders and invoices for work
  performed; and
               (14)  copies of all contracts by and between the
  custodian and professional fund-raisers, public relations
  companies, and marketing companies.
         (b)  The information required under Subsection (a)(1) does
  not include:
               (1)  the minutes, resolutions, and dissents from any
  chapter or subsidiary of the custodian; or
               (2)  information that has been included in a previous
  financial accountability and general transparency report, provided
  the information is still accurate.
         SECTION 4.  Section 2203.003, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  The Daughters of the Confederacy, Texas Division, and
  the Daughters of the Republic of Texas each may charge admission to
  state property over which each organization has custody or
  control[. This subsection does not apply to the Alamo].
         (e)  Unless the Daughters of the Republic of Texas has
  entered into an agreement with this state under Section 442.103,
  the organization may not exercise any custody or control over the
  Alamo, its grounds, or its contents and may not have an
  organizational presence at the Alamo or on its grounds.
         SECTION 5.  The following are repealed:
               (1)  Article 6394, Revised Civil Statutes of 1911; and
               (2)  Chapter 7, Acts of the 29th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1905.
         SECTION 6.  (a)  On August 1, 2012, the following are
  transferred to the Texas Historical Commission:
               (1)  all powers and duties of the Daughters of the
  Republic of Texas relating to the Alamo;
               (2)  all unobligated and unexpended funds granted to
  the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and designated for the
  administration of the Alamo;
               (3)  all equipment and property acquired with state
  money by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and used for the
  administration of or related to the Alamo; and
               (4)  all files and other records of the Daughters of the
  Republic of Texas kept by the organization regarding the Alamo.
         (b)  The Daughters of the Republic of Texas may agree with
  the Texas Historical Commission to transfer any property of the
  Daughters of the Republic of Texas to the Texas Historical
  Commission before August 1, 2012, to implement the transfer
  required by this Act.
         (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, the Daughters of the
  Republic of Texas shall continue to perform functions and
  activities related to the Alamo and granted by Chapter 7, Acts of
  the 29th Legislature, Regular Session, 1905, until August 1, 2012,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.