HISTORIC COURTHOUSE PROJECT; REQUIREMENTS.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 442.0082.
in effect(a) Before incurring any expenses payable from funds received from the commission under the historic courthouse preservation program, a county or municipality must have a master preservation plan for its historic courthouse project. The commission by rule shall prescribe the minimum standards for a master preservation plan.
(b) A county or municipality that receives money under the historic courthouse preservation program must use recognized preservation standards for work on a historic courthouse project. The commission by rule shall establish standards regarding the quality of the work performed on a historic courthouse project.
(c) A county or municipality that receives money under the historic courthouse preservation program for a historic courthouse project may use the money only for eligible preservation and restoration expenses that the commission by rule shall prescribe. Eligible expenses may include costs for:
(1) structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and weather protection and emergency public safety issues not covered by insurance;
(2) code and environmental compliance, including complying with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its subsequent amendments, Chapter 469 , and other state laws relating to accessibility standards, hazardous materials mitigation rules, and other similar concerns;
(3) replication of a missing architectural feature;
(4) removal of an inappropriate addition or modification; and
(5) restoration of a courtroom or other significant public space in a functional and historically appropriate manner.
(d) A county's or municipality's expenditure of money received under this chapter for a historic courthouse project is subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321 .
(e) The commission by rule shall provide for oversight procedures on a project. These rules shall provide for reasonable inspections by the commission as well as periodic reports by a county or municipality on a project's progress.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 403, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 3674 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.