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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation and functions of the State |
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Preservation Board; providing penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 443.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 443.002. SUNSET PROVISION. The State Preservation |
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Board is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless |
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continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is |
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abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2025 [2013]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 443.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the |
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house of representatives, as a member of the board, may designate a |
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representative to act, including the ability to vote, on behalf of |
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the member during a board meeting. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 443.004, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The board shall meet at least twice each year and at |
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other times at the call of the governor and as provided by board |
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rules. |
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SECTION 4. Section 443.0071, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 443.0071. REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION IN CAPITOL COMPLEX. |
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(a) A proposal to construct a building, monument, or other |
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improvement in the Capitol complex must be: |
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(1) consistent with Capitol complex design guidelines |
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or standards adopted as part of a 1989 planning process or |
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subsequently adopted based on a Capitol complex master plan; and |
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(2) submitted to the board for its review and comment |
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at the earliest planning stages of any such project. |
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(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date the board |
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receives final designs for a building in the Capitol complex, the |
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board may by a public vote disapprove the project if the board |
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determines that the project does not meet the requirements of |
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Subsection (a)(1) or is not in the best interest of the state or of |
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the Capitol complex. |
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(c) The project is considered to be approved by the board if |
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the board does not hold the public vote authorized by Subsection (b) |
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on or before the date required under that subsection. |
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(d) In this section, "Capitol complex" means the |
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state-owned property within the area bounded on the north by Martin |
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Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, bounded on the east by Trinity Street, |
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bounded on the south by 10th Street, and bounded on the west by |
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Lavaca Street. |
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SECTION 5. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 443.031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 443.031. MANSION RENEWAL TRUST FUND. (a) The Mansion |
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renewal trust fund is created as a trust fund outside the treasury |
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with the comptroller and shall be administered by the board, as a |
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trustee on behalf of the people of this state, to maintain and |
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preserve the Governor's Mansion. The fund consists of: |
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(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of |
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the legislature; or |
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(2) money donated to the board for the purposes of |
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preserving and maintaining the Governor's Mansion. |
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(b) Money in the fund may be used only for the purpose of |
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major repairs to or preservation of the Governor's Mansion, as |
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determined by the board. |
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(c) The interest received from the investment of money in |
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the fund shall be credited to the fund. |
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SECTION 6. Chapter 445, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 445.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 445.014. MUSEUM DIRECTOR. The executive director of |
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the State Preservation Board shall employ a museum director to |
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manage and operate the museum. |
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SECTION 7. Chapter 445, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 445.015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 445.015. The State Preservation Board shall formulate |
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and adopt reasonable policies for naming spaces within the museum, |
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including the designation of rooms, exhibition halls, or other |
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areas in honor of donors or other benefactors, if appropriate. |
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SECTION 8. Subchapter F, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2165.259 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.259. SMOKING TOBACCO ON STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS. |
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(a) In this section, "State Capitol grounds" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 2165.255. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person is in |
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possession of a burning tobacco product or smokes tobacco on the |
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State Capitol grounds. |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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(d) The State Preservation Board shall adopt rules on the |
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enforcement and notification of this section. |
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SECTION 9. The State Preservation Board shall develop and |
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conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing |
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lactation suites in the Capitol Complex for breastfeeding mothers, |
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specifically to facilitate their expressing breast milk. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |