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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preservation of the Alamo complex and surrounding |
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area and to the Alamo Preservation Advisory Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 31, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 31.450 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.450. FINDINGS; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) |
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The legislature finds that: |
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(1) the Alamo has played an important role in the |
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history of this state and continues to be a symbol of liberty and |
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freedom for this state; |
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(2) this state wants to honor the individuals whose |
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lives were lost at the Alamo; |
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(3) the entire history of the Alamo, from the time the |
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Alamo was established as a mission until the present, should be |
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recognized; and |
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(4) the Alamo is a world-class destination that |
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provides a place of remembrance and education. |
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(b) The land office shall enter into a memorandum of |
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understanding with the City of San Antonio to coordinate the |
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planning and development of improvements to the Alamo complex and |
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the area immediately surrounding the complex. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 31.455(a) and (b), Natural Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The land office may establish an Alamo Preservation |
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Advisory Board to provide advice, proposals, and recommendations |
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to: |
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(1) promote the development of a world-class site to |
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educate visitors on the history and importance of the Alamo in this |
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state's fight for independence and to honor the people who lost |
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their lives at the Alamo; |
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(2) promote and support the Alamo complex; |
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(3) [(2)] provide the resources and support necessary |
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to advance the understanding and education of current and future |
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generations on the historical significance and factual record of |
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the Alamo complex; |
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(4) [(3)] inspire virtues of honor and Texas pride; |
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(5) [(4)] preserve the memory and achievement of |
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individuals who served at the Alamo and provide a fitting tribute to |
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the heroism of the people who paid the ultimate sacrifice for |
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freedom and of the noble men and women of this state who have served |
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in the armed forces or died while serving in the armed forces to |
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ensure the freedom of the people of this state; |
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(6) provide educational and museum facilities [(5)
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promote and provide] for the preservation, perpetuation, |
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appropriate publication, and display of manuscripts, books, |
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relics, pictures, oral histories, and all other items and |
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information related to the history of the Alamo complex and of this |
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state that preserve the historical character of the Alamo shrine; |
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and |
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(7) [(6)] promote, counsel, and provide support to |
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governmental and private organizations that are committed to |
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objectives similar to the objectives described in this subsection. |
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(b) The advisory board is composed of: |
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(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, |
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who serves as the presiding officer of the advisory board; |
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(2) a designee appointed by the governor; |
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(3) a designee appointed by the commissioner [the
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president general of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas]; |
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(4) a representative of the Alamo Endowment, appointed |
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by the commissioner [the current Alamo chairperson of the Daughters
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of the Republic of Texas]; |
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(5) the director of the Alamo [immediate past Alamo
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chairperson of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas]; |
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(6) the Alamo curator; |
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(7) one representative of the Texas Historical |
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Commission; |
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(8) a designee appointed by the county judge of [the
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president of the] Bexar County [Historical Commission]; and |
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(9) a designee appointed by the mayor [one
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representative who serves as a member] of the City of San Antonio |
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[Office of Historic Preservation]. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The term of a member serving on the Alamo |
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Preservation Advisory Board immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act whose position on the board is abolished by the changes |
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in law made by this Act expires on the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act, each appointing official shall appoint members to the Alamo |
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Preservation Advisory Board as required by Section 31.455, Natural |
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Resources Code, as amended by this Act. |
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(c) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act, the General Land Office shall enter into a memorandum of |
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understanding with the City of San Antonio as required by Section |
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31.450(b), Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |