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By: Cortez (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 3211 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2013; |
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May 9, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Government Organization; May 14, 2013, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 14, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 442.028 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.028. HISPANIC HERITAGE CENTER OF TEXAS. The |
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commission may: |
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(1) assist the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas in |
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establishing a facility to educate Texans regarding the |
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contributions and historical significance of Hispanic persons to |
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this state; |
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(2) solicit and accept gifts, donations, and grants of |
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money or property from any public or private source to be used for |
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the purposes of this section; and |
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(3) use money appropriated to the commission for the |
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purposes of this section to assist the Hispanic Heritage Center of |
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Texas as described by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Historical Commission is required to |
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implement this Act only if the legislature appropriates money |
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specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not |
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appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission |
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may, but is not required to, implement this Act using other |
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appropriations available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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