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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 442.005(o), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(o) The commission may enter into contracts with other state |
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agencies or institutions, [and with] qualified private |
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institutions, and other persons, including for-profit |
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corporations, to carry out the purposes of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 442.0056(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall restore and maintain each historic |
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site acquired under this section for the benefit of the general |
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public. The commission may enter into interagency contracts and |
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contracts with other persons, including for-profit corporations, |
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for this purpose. |
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SECTION 3. Section 442.007(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission may enter into contracts or cooperative |
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agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, state |
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or private museums or educational institutions, or qualified |
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persons, including for-profit corporations, [individuals] for |
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prehistoric or historic archeological investigations, surveys, |
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excavations, or restorations in this state. |
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SECTION 4. Section 442.0071(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission may accept gifts, grants, or other |
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donations on behalf of the Governor's Mansion. The commission |
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shall contract with a nonprofit organization formed to assist in |
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the preservation and maintenance of the Governor's Mansion or with |
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a for-profit organization 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 landscaping, conservation, |
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or restoration services. The commission also may contract with a |
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nonprofit or for-profit organization described by this subsection |
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for the performance of any duty provided by Subsection (b). A |
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contract under this subsection may not exceed a term of two years. |
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SECTION 5. Section 442.072(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission may enter into an agreement with a |
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nonprofit or for-profit corporation, foundation, association, or |
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other nonprofit or for-profit entity for the expansion, renovation, |
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management, operation, or financial support of a historic site. |
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SECTION 6. Section 442.075(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) On or after the transfer of jurisdiction over a historic |
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site, the commission may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit or |
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for-profit corporation, including the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, |
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for the expansion, renovation, management, operation, or financial |
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support of the site. |
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SECTION 7. Section 442.101(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission may contract with any appropriate |
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entity, including a for-profit corporation, for services necessary |
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to carry out its responsibilities regarding historic sites |
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described by Subchapter C. |
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SECTION 8. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract entered into by the Texas Historical Commission on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |