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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition against naming public property after |
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certain former elected officials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2165.005(b) and (d), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Subject to Section 2204.752, the [The] commission shall |
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submit names proposed for a new state building to be used as a state |
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or regional headquarters by a state agency, or proposals to rename |
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an existing state building which is used as a state or regional |
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headquarters by a state agency, to the presiding officers of the |
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house of representatives and the senate. |
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(d) Subject to Section 2204.752, the [The] commission shall |
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submit names proposed for a state building which will be used as a |
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local headquarters by a state agency to the presiding officers of |
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the house of representatives and the senate and the members of each |
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body in whose district the building is located. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Chapter 2204, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2204. ACQUISITION AND NAMING OF LAND OR PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC |
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PURPOSE [STATE AND FEDERAL PURPOSES] |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 2204, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. NAMING OF PUBLIC PROPERTY |
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Sec. 2204.751. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public |
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property" means real property, including a road, building, or other |
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improvement to real property, owned by this state or a political |
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subdivision of this state. |
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Sec. 2204.752. PROHIBITED PRACTICE. Notwithstanding any |
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other law, public property, or any part of public property, may not |
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be named after a former elected official before the fifth |
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anniversary of the date the former elected official last held |
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elective office. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |