Natural Resources Code § 31.0655

Sec. 31.0655. SAVE TEXAS HISTORY AND ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAMS. (a) For purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659, Government Code: (1) the land office, for the sole purpose of managing the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs, is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign; and (2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a deduction for contributions to the land office for the purposes of managing the Save Texas History and Adopt-A-Beach programs as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132, Government Code, and the land office may use the contributions for the purpose of: (A) preserving historic maps and documents under the Save Texas History program; or (B) administering the Adopt-A-Beach program. (b) The land office may use cash, gifts, grants, donations, or in-kind contributions the land office receives through the administration of the Save Texas History program to: (1) preserve, conserve, and promote the land office's records; (2) provide educational programming and resources on Texas history; and (3) acquire additional records to complement the land office's records. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 36, Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1213 (H.B. 860), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (H.B. 2971), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.