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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parking near the State Capitol for a state employee |
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whose presence at the Capitol is requested by a member of the |
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legislature. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.063, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Rules adopted under this section must include a |
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provision that allows a state employee whose presence at the |
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Capitol is requested by a member of the legislature to park free of |
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charge in a parking garage or parking lot near the Capitol. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2165.2035, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows: |
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(g-1) Any lease of a state-owned parking lot or garage near |
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the State Capitol under this section must provide that a state |
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employee whose presence at the Capitol is requested by a member of |
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the legislature may park free of charge in the lot or garage. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The State Preservation Board shall adopt or |
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amend rules, as applicable, as required by Section 411.063(c-1), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than October 1, |
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2013. |
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(b) Section 2165.2035(g-1), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a lease entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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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. |