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  87R1646 DRS-F
 
  By: Cyrier H.B. No. 1474
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by
  a municipality.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 211.0165, Local Government Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  If a municipality has more than one commission
  described by Subsection (a)(2)(B), the municipality shall
  designate one of those commissions as the entity with exclusive
  authority to approve the designations of properties as local
  historic landmarks under that paragraph.
         SECTION 2.  Section 211.0165(a-1), Local Government Code, as
  added by this Act, applies only to a process to designate a
  property as a local historic landmark initiated on or after the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.