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JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations |
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for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of |
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historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to |
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accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and |
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contributions to purchase such items. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39. The Legislature may, from time to time, make |
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appropriations for preserving and perpetuating memorials of the |
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history of Texas, by means of monuments, statues, paintings, films, |
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videotapes, audiotapes, computer files or other electronic storage |
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media, and documents of historical value. The Legislature or an |
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agency of the state may accept on behalf of the state gifts of items |
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of historical value and contributions to purchase items of |
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historical value. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment allowing the |
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legislature to make appropriations for preserving and perpetuating |
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certain items of historical value and allowing the legislature and |
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state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of |
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historical value and contributions to preserve and perpetuate such |
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items." |