By: Estes	S.B. No. 615
	(In the Senate - Filed February 18, 2013; February 25, 2013,
	read first time and referred to Committee on Government
	Organization; March 18, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable
	Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0;
	March 18, 2013, sent to printer.)
	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 615	By:  Schwertner

	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.
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