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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preservation and maintenance of the Alamo by the |
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General Land Office. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 31.0515 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.0515. DUTIES RELATED TO THE ALAMO COMPLEX. The land |
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office shall: |
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(1) employ staff necessary to preserve and maintain |
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the Alamo complex and contract for professional services of |
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qualified consultants; and |
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(2) prepare an annual budget and work plan, including |
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preservation, future construction, and usual maintenance for the |
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Alamo complex, including buildings on the Alamo property, their |
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contents, and their grounds. |
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(3) ensure the Alamo and Alamo complex, including |
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present and future museums, focus on the 1836 Battle telling the |
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history of why Texians and Tejanos fought in the Battle of the |
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Alamo solely as described in the Texas Declaration of Independence |
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dated March 2, 1836. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021 |