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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The State Preservation Board is celebrating, in |
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2013, 30 years of service to the people of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The 68th Legislature established the board in 1983 |
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after a fire that February that nearly claimed the entire Capitol; |
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the new board was originally tasked with restoring and conserving |
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the Capitol and the 1857 General Land Office building and their |
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contents and grounds, responsibilities that had previously been |
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spread across several entities with little coordination; following |
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the development of a comprehensive plan under the board's |
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direction, the legislature appropriated funds in 1989 to carry out |
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the Capitol Extension Project, which was completed in 1993, the |
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Capitol Restoration and Preservation Project, completed in 1995, |
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and the Capitol Grounds Restoration Project, completed in 1997; in |
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addition, the State Preservation Board coordinated a private |
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fund-raising effort in order to restore and acquire historical |
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furnishings and artwork for the Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Together with its ongoing responsibility for the |
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physical fabric of the Capitol, the Capitol Extension, and the 1857 |
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General Land Office building, as well as for the surrounding |
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grounds, the board has also assumed responsibility for maintaining |
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the Governor's Mansion and grounds, for managing the Capitol |
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Information and Guide Service and the Capitol Visitors Center, and |
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for developing, constructing, and operating the Bob Bullock Texas |
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State History Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, For three decades, the State Preservation Board has |
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worked diligently to preserve and promote the rich history of the |
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Lone Star State for the benefit of Texans and visitors alike, and it |
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is indeed deserving of recognition for its outstanding |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the |
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establishment of the State Preservation Board; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the board as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1061 was adopted by the House on March |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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