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  H.B. No. 2621
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of
  certain state buildings by the Texas Historical Commission and to
  the transfer of the Texas Building and Procurement Commission's
  Governor's Mansion duties to the State Preservation Board.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 442.0072(d), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  The commission shall preserve, maintain in a state of
  suitable repair, restore, and develop the church and the house,
  their contents, and their grounds, in the manner determined by the
  commission, for the beautification and cultural enhancement of the
  properties as a significant Texas historical site and in a manner
  consistent with development of the Capitol Complex.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 442.0073 to read as follows:
         Sec. 442.0073.  PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN
  STATE BUILDINGS.  (a)  The commission shall preserve, maintain, and
  restore Luther Hall, the Elrose Building, and the
  Christianson-Leberman Building, their contents, and their grounds.
         (b)  For purposes of this section, Luther Hall and the Elrose
  Building are located on 16th Street between Colorado Street and
  North Congress Avenue in Austin and the Christianson-Leberman
  Building is located at 1304 Colorado Street in Austin.
         SECTION 3.  Section 2165.007(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall
  provide facilities management services in relation to all state
  agency facilities in Travis County or a county adjacent to Travis
  County. The commission's duty does not apply to:
               (1)  a facility owned or operated by an institution of
  higher education;
               (2)  military facilities;
               (3)  facilities owned or operated by the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice;
               (4)  facilities owned or operated by the Texas Youth
  Commission;
               (5)  facilities owned or operated by the Texas
  Department of Transportation;
               (6)  the Capitol, including the Capitol Extension, the
  General Land Office building, the Bob Bullock Texas State History
  Museum, [and] any museum located on the Capitol grounds, the
  Governor's Mansion, and any property maintained by the Texas
  Historical Commission under Sections 442.0072 and 442.0073;
               (7)  a facility determined by the commission to be
  completely residential;
               (8)  a regional or field office of a state agency; or
               (9)  a facility located within or on state park
  property.
         SECTION 4.  On September 1, 2007:
               (1)  all powers and duties of the Texas Building and
  Procurement Commission related to the Governor's Mansion and its
  grounds are transferred to the State Preservation Board;
               (2)  all records of the Texas Building and Procurement
  Commission related to the Governor's Mansion and its grounds are
  transferred to the State Preservation Board;
               (3)  all contracts of the Texas Building and
  Procurement Commission pertaining specifically to the Governor's
  Mansion and its grounds are transferred to the State Preservation
  Board; and
               (4)  all appropriations to the Texas Building and
  Procurement Commission specifically for purposes pertaining to the
  Governor's Mansion and its grounds, and all appropriations to the
  Texas Building and Procurement Commission budgeted by the agency
  for expenditures pertaining to the Governor's Mansion and its
  grounds, are transferred to the State Preservation Board.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2621 was passed by the House on May 2,
  2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 2621 on May 25, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 0,
  1 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2621 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor