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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of Texas Historical Use Buildings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 442.006, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The commission shall specially designate as a Texas |
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Historical Use Building that is considered worthy of preservation |
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because of its history, culture, or architecture a building that: |
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(1) is currently used regularly for a purpose that |
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benefits the community in which the building is located, as |
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determined by the commission; and |
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(2) has been used regularly for the purpose described |
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by Subdivision (1) for at least 150 years. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |