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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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Star of the Republic Museum to the Texas Historical Commission and |
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the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice to DeWitt County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter B-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B-1. STAR OF THE REPUBLIC MUSEUM |
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Sec. 442.061. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "museum" |
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means the Star of the Republic Museum. |
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Sec. 442.062. JURISDICTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUM. (a) |
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The museum and its contents are under the jurisdiction of the Texas |
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Historical Commission. The commission is responsible for the |
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preservation, maintenance, and operation of the museum. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), Blinn College District |
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maintains ownership of the museum, the land on which the museum is |
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located, and the artifacts in the museum. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), any power or duty |
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related to the museum formerly vested in any other state agency or |
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entity is vested solely in the commission. |
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(d) The commission shall, in coordination with an advisory |
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committee appointed by the board of trustees of the Blinn College |
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District, promote the educational and public awareness programs at |
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the museum, the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, and |
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the Barrington Living History Farm. |
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Sec. 442.063. GRANTS; DONATIONS. The commission may accept |
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a grant or donation for any program or purpose of the museum. |
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SECTION 2. (a) On January 1, 2020, the following are |
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transferred to the Texas Historical Commission: |
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(1) all powers and duties of Blinn College District |
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relating to the Star of the Republic Museum; |
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(2) all unobligated and unexpended funds |
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appropriated, donated, or contributed to Blinn College District |
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designated for the administration of any part of the Star of the |
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Republic Museum; and |
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(3) all files and other records of Blinn College |
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District kept by Blinn College District regarding the Star of the |
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Republic Museum. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, Blinn College District |
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shall continue to perform functions and activities related to the |
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Star of the Republic Museum until January 1, 2020, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 31, 2029, and |
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subject to Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the Texas |
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Board of Criminal Justice shall transfer to DeWitt County the real |
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property described by Subsection (e) of this section. |
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(b) The transfer authorized by Subsection (a) of this |
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section must be for consideration in an amount not less than the |
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fair market value of the property. The historical fair market value |
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of the real property as of December 2, 1992, shall be offered to |
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establish the fair market value of the property. |
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(c) The General Land Office shall negotiate and close a |
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transaction under this section on behalf of the Texas Board of |
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Criminal Justice. |
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(d) Section 31.158, Natural Resources Code, does not apply |
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to a transaction under this section. |
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(e) The real property held by the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice is land being situated in DeWitt County, Texas, |
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and more particularly described as follows: |
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BEING all that certain parcel or tract containing 100.00 Acres of |
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land out of the Samuel Lockhart League A-28 located in DeWitt |
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County, Texas, and being out of the easterly portion of a called |
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464.03-Acre tract described in deed to the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice-State of Texas from the City of Cuero recorded in |
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Vol. 360 Page 139 in the deed records of said County; |
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Said 100.00-Acre tract being bounded as follows: |
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1. On the north, by the northerly line of a said 464.03-Acre |
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tract; |
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2. One the east, by the easterly line of said 464.03-Acre |
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tract; |
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3. On the south, by the southerly line of said 464.03-Acre |
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tract; |
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4. On the west, by a line being perpendicular to the |
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southerly line of said 464.03-Acre tract, at a location |
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sufficiently west of the easterly line of said 464.03-Acre tract so |
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as to include exactly 100.00 Acres of land. |
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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, 2019. |
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