By: Estes S.B. No. 615
 
  (King of Parker)
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the contracting authority of the Texas Historical
  Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (o), Section 442.005, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (o)  The commission may enter into contracts with other state
  agencies or institutions, [and with] qualified private
  institutions, and other persons, including for-profit
  corporations, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  A contract
  with a for-profit corporation under this chapter may not permit any
  property preserved, maintained, or administered by the commission
  under this chapter to display any corporate name, logo, or product
  other than a discreet plaque or similar acknowledgment that does
  not detract from the property's historic purpose.
         SECTION 2.  Subsection (b), Section 442.0056, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission shall restore and maintain each historic
  site acquired under this section for the benefit of the general
  public.  The commission may enter into interagency contracts and
  contracts with other persons, including for-profit corporations,
  for this purpose.
         SECTION 3.  Subsection (c), Section 442.007, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The commission may enter into contracts or cooperative
  agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, state
  or private museums or educational institutions, or qualified
  persons, including for-profit corporations, [individuals] for
  prehistoric or historic archeological investigations, surveys,
  excavations, or restorations in this state.
         SECTION 4.  Subsection (c), Section 442.072, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The commission may enter into an agreement with a
  nonprofit or for-profit corporation, foundation, association, or
  other nonprofit or for-profit entity for the expansion, renovation,
  management, operation, or financial support of a historic site.
         SECTION 5.  Subsection (d), Section 442.075, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  On or after the transfer of jurisdiction over a historic
  site, the commission may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit or
  for-profit corporation, including the Admiral Nimitz Foundation,
  for the expansion, renovation, management, operation, or financial
  support of the site.
         SECTION 6.  Subsection (b), Section 442.101, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission may contract with any appropriate
  entity, including a for-profit corporation, for services necessary
  to carry out its responsibilities regarding historic sites
  described by Subchapter C.
         SECTION 7.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a contract entered into by the Texas Historical Commission on or
  after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.