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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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NATURAL RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN |
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Subtitle C. ADMINISTRATION |
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Chapter 31. GENERAL LAND OFFICE |
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Subchapter I. THE ALAMO COMPLEX |
Sec. 31.455. ALAMO PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
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(a) The land office may establish an Alamo Preservation Advisory Board to provide advice, proposals, and recommendations to:
(1) promote and support the Alamo complex;
(2) provide the resources and support necessary to advance the understanding and education of current and future generations on the historical significance and factual record of the Alamo complex;
(3) inspire virtues of honor and Texas pride;
(4) preserve the memory and achievement of individuals who served at the Alamo and provide a fitting tribute to the heroism of the people who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom and of the noble men and women of this state who have served in the armed forces or died while serving in the armed forces to ensure the freedom of the people of this state;
(5) promote and provide for the preservation, perpetuation, appropriate publication, and display of manuscripts, books, relics, pictures, oral histories, and all other items and information related to the history of the Alamo complex and of this state that preserve the historical character of the Alamo shrine; and
(6) promote, counsel, and provide support to governmental and private organizations that are committed to objectives similar to the objectives described in this subsection.
(b) The advisory board is composed of:
(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, who serves as the presiding officer of the advisory board;
(2) a designee appointed by the governor;
(3) the president general of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas;
(4) the current Alamo chairperson of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas;
(5) the immediate past Alamo chairperson of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas;
(6) the Alamo curator;
(7) one representative of the Texas Historical Commission;
(8) the president of the Bexar County Historical Commission; and
(9) one representative who serves as a member of the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation.
(c) Subject to approval by the advisory board, the advisory board may include nonvoting members, who as individuals or as representatives of institutions, are interested in the purposes for which the advisory board was established.