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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the location of and the amount of certain revenue that |
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may be used for state veterans cemeteries. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 164.005(f) and (h), Natural Resources |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(f) The board, the chairman of the Texas Veterans |
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Commission, and two representatives of the veterans community |
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selected by the chairman of the Texas Veterans Commission shall: |
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(1) establish the guidelines for determining: |
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(A) the location and size of veterans cemeteries; |
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and |
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(B) the eligibility for burial in a veterans |
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cemetery; and |
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(2) select [up to seven] locations across the state |
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for veterans cemeteries. |
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(h) The board may use [Of the] funds available in the |
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veterans' land fund, the veterans' housing assistance fund, and the |
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veterans' housing assistance fund II that may be used for veterans |
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cemeteries[, the board may spend not more than $7 million each |
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fiscal year] to plan and design, operate, maintain, enlarge, or |
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improve veterans cemeteries. The board may not use funds from the |
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veterans' land fund, the veterans' housing assistance fund, or the |
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veterans' housing assistance fund II to acquire land to be used for |
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a veterans cemetery. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |