Sec. 442.073. HISTORIC SITE ACCOUNT. (a) The historic site account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.
(b) The account consists of:
(1) credits made to the account under Section 151.801, Tax Code;
(2) transfers to the account;
(3) interest earned on the account;
(4) fees and other revenue from operation of a historic site; and
(5) grants and donations accepted under Section 442.074.
(c) A fee or other revenue generated at a historic site must be credited to the account.
(d) Money in the account may be used only to administer, operate, preserve, repair, expand, or otherwise maintain a historic site or to acquire a historical item appropriate to a historic site.
(f) Money in the account may not be used to pay employee benefits or benefit-related costs. Notwithstanding any other law, the account is exempt from any applicable employee benefits proportionality requirement.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 11, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Reenacted and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (S.B. 26), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.