HB 4053
AN ACT relating to the location of and the amount of certain revenue that
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the location of and the amount of certain revenue that
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the location of and the amount of certain revenue that may be used for state veterans cemeteries. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 164.005(f) and (h), Natural Resources Code, are amended to read as follows: (f) The board, the chairman of the Texas Veterans Commission, and two representatives of the veterans community selected by the chairman of the Texas Veterans Commission shall: (1) establish the guidelines for determining: (A) the location and size of veterans cemeteries; (B) the eligibility for burial in a veterans (2) select [up to seven] locations across the state (h) The board may use [Of the] funds available in the veterans' land fund, the veterans' housing assistance fund, and the veterans' housing assistance fund II that may be used for veterans cemeteries[, the board may spend not more than $7 million each fiscal year] to plan and design, operate, maintain, enlarge, or improve veterans cemeteries. The board may not use funds from the veterans' land fund, the veterans' housing assistance fund, or the veterans' housing assistance fund II to acquire land to be used for SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Cemeteries and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Haley Cornyn
Gavin L. Massingill
Kelly Barnes
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Craig Holzheauser
Jacob Smith
Elizabeth Hadley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the location of and the amount of certain revenue that
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