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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over and management of the |
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property known as the French Legation to the Texas Historical |
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Commission and to certain historic sites under the commission's |
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jurisdiction. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 442.072(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The following historic sites and parks [formerly under
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the jurisdiction of the Parks and Wildlife Department] are under |
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the commission's jurisdiction: |
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(1) Acton State Historic Site; |
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(2) Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site; |
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(3) Casa Navarro State Historic Site; |
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(4) Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site; |
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(5) Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site; |
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(6) Fannin Battleground State Historic Site; |
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(7) Fort Griffin State Historic Site; |
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(8) Fort Lancaster State Historic Site; |
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(9) Fort McKavett State Historic Site; |
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(10) Fulton Mansion State Historic Site; |
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(11) Landmark Inn State Historic Site; |
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(12) Levi Jordan State Historic Site; |
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(13) Magoffin Home State Historic Site; |
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(14) Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site; |
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(15) Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site; |
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(16) San Felipe State Historic Site; |
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(17) Starr Family Home State Historic Site; |
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(18) Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site; |
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(19) Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site; |
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(20) National Museum of the Pacific War; |
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(21) the property known as the French Legation; and |
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(22) Mission Dolores State Historic Site. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2165.257, Government Code, is |
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transferred to Subchapter C, Chapter 442, Government Code, |
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redesignated as Section 442.076, Government Code, and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.076 [2165.257]. FRENCH LEGATION [EMBASSY]. |
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(a) The commission is responsible for: |
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(1) the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of |
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the [The] property known as the French Legation and its contents; |
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and |
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(2) the protection of the historical and architectural |
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integrity of the exterior, interior, and grounds of the French |
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Legation [Embassy is for the use and purposes of the Daughters of
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the Republic of Texas. They may take full charge of the building
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and use it as they consider proper]. |
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(b) Any power or duty related to the French Legation |
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formerly vested in another state agency or entity is vested solely |
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in the commission [The French Embassy is the property of the state,
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and title to the property remains in the commission's custody]. |
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(c) The commission may solicit and accept gifts, donations, |
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and grants of money or property from any public or private source to |
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be used for the purposes of this section. |
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(d) In carrying out the commission's responsibilities under |
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this section during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
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2019, the commission may use only money or property received as a |
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gift, donation, or grant from a public or private source. This |
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subsection expires September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 442.077 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.077. AGREEMENT RELATING TO FRENCH LEGATION. The |
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commission may enter into an agreement with the Daughters of the |
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Republic of Texas regarding the management, staffing, operation, |
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and financial support of the property known as the French Legation. |
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SECTION 4. The heading to Section 2203.003, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2203.003. STATE PROPERTY UNDER CONTROL OF THE TEXAS |
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DIVISION UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY[, TEXAS DIVISION, AND
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THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 2203.003(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Division United Daughters of the |
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Confederacy[, Texas Division, and the Daughters of the Republic of
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Texas each] may charge admission to state property over which the |
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[each] organization has custody or control. |
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SECTION 6. (a) On September 1, 2017, or as soon as |
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practicable after that date, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas |
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with assistance from the Texas Facilities Commission shall take a |
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complete inventory of all personal property and fixtures located at |
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the property known as the French Legation. The inventory must |
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identify the origin of each item and its current owner as agreed to |
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between the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Texas |
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Facilities Commission. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas |
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shall be allowed a reasonable time after completion of the |
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inventory to remove any personal property and fixtures owned by the |
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organization. |
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(b) Any dispute regarding the ownership of personal |
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property and fixtures located at the French Legation shall be |
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resolved through alternative dispute resolution as provided by |
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Chapter 2009, Government Code. |
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(c) The Daughters of the Republic of Texas may transfer any |
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property of the organization described by this section to the Texas |
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Historical Commission. |
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SECTION 7. On September 1, 2017, the following are |
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transferred to the Texas Historical Commission: |
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(1) all powers and duties of the Daughters of the |
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Republic of Texas relating to the property known as the French |
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Legation; |
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(2) all state-owned assets in the possession of the |
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas relating to the French Legation; |
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and |
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(3) all files and other records of the Daughters of the |
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Republic of Texas kept by the organization regarding the French |
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Legation. |
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SECTION 8. On September 1, 2017, the following are |
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transferred to the Texas Historical Commission: |
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(1) all powers and duties of the Texas Facilities |
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Commission relating to the property known as the French Legation |
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and its grounds; |
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(2) all files and other records of the Texas |
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Facilities Commission relating to the French Legation; |
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(3) all contracts of the Texas Facilities Commission |
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pertaining specifically to the French Legation and its grounds; and |
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(4) all funds appropriated to the Texas Facilities |
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Commission designated for the benefit of the French Legation. |
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SECTION 9. On September 1, 2017, the Daughters of the |
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Republic of Texas shall transfer any money held in trust by the |
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organization under Section 2203.003, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, in relation to the property known as the French Legation |
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to the Texas Historical Commission to be held in trust by the |
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commission for the purposes described by Section 442.076, |
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Government Code, as redesignated and amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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