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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to powers and duties concerning records of the General |
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Land Office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 31.056(a) and (b), Natural Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner may [shall] prepare a revision and |
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compilation of the various volumes of the abstracts of patented, |
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titled, and surveyed real property which were previously made by |
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the land office. |
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(b) The various counties of the state may [shall] be |
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apportioned into [one of not more than eight] districts for the |
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purpose of revising and compiling the abstracts and the abstracts |
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of each of the districts may [shall] be compiled in a separate |
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volume. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.0655, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.0655. [STATE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO] SAVE TEXAS |
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HISTORY AND ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAMS. (a) For purposes of Subchapter |
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I, Chapter 659, Government Code: |
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(1) the land office, for the sole purpose of managing |
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the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs, is considered an |
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eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the |
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state employee charitable campaign; and |
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(2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a |
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deduction for contributions to the land office for the purposes of |
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managing the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs as a |
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charitable contribution under Section 659.132, Government Code, |
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and the land office may use the contributions for the purpose of: |
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(A) preserving historic maps and documents under |
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the Save Texas History program; or |
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(B) administering the Adopt-A-Beach program. |
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(b) The land office may use cash, gifts, grants, donations, |
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or in-kind contributions the land office receives through the |
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administration of the Save Texas History program to: |
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(1) preserve, conserve, and promote the land office's |
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records; |
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(2) provide educational programming and resources on |
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Texas history; and |
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(3) acquire additional records to complement the land |
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office's records. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |
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