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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the location and maintenance of the Alamo Cenotaph; |
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granting the power of eminent domain. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2166.5012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2166.5012. ALAMO CENOTAPH. (a) In this section, |
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"Alamo Cenotaph" means the memorial to the Alamo defenders located |
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in the Alamo complex. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subchapter I, Chapter 31, Natural |
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Resources Code, or any other law, the Alamo Cenotaph may not be |
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moved from the location where the cenotaph was first placed |
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following its completion unless: |
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(1) the commissioner of the General Land Office, the |
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Texas Historical Commission, and the Daughters of the Republic of |
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Texas approve the move; and |
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(2) the cenotaph is moved: |
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(A) temporarily for repairs; or |
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(B) permanently to a location within the Alamo |
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Plaza. |
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(c) The General Land Office has the power of eminent domain |
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to acquire in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, any |
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property necessary to preserve, maintain, and repair the Alamo |
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Cenotaph and to carry out the purposes of this section, including |
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the acquisition of the cenotaph and the land immediately underneath |
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and adjacent to the cenotaph. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |