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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county appropriations to historical foundations or |
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organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 318.021, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 318.021. APPROPRIATIONS TO HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS[: |
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CERTAIN COUNTIES]. The commissioners court of a county [with a |
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population of 239,000 to 825,000] may appropriate money from the |
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general fund of the county to a historical foundation or |
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organization in the county for the purpose of purchasing, |
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constructing, restoring, preserving, maintaining, or |
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reconstructing historical landmarks, buildings, and furnishings |
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that are of historical significance to the county. The foundation |
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or organization must be incorporated under the law of this state as |
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a nonprofit corporation. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |