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  89R3692 SCF-D     By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 752       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a grant program for the preservation and restoration   of, and education regarding, certain landmarks and buildings   important to African American history in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 442.034 to read as follows:           Sec.   442.034.     GRANT PROGRAM FOR HISTORIC LANDMARKS   IMPORTANT TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY. (a) The commission shall   establish a grant program to preserve, renovate, and restore   buildings and landmarks that highlight the history, struggles, and   triumphs of the African American community in this state.           (b)     The commission may award grants for the purposes   described by Subsection (a) to owners of or to individuals or   nonprofits responsible for the care of a historic landmark or   building important to the history of the African American community   in this state. The commission shall establish procedures to   administer the grant program, including eligibility standards and   procedures for applying for a grant under this section.           (c)     A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under this   section to:                 (1)     preserve, maintain, and restore a historic   landmark or building important to the history of the African   American community in this state; and                 (2)     develop educational programs relevant to those   landmarks and buildings to be used on the site.           (d)     The commission may solicit gifts, grants, and donations   from any private or public source for the purposes of this section.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Historical Commission shall adopt rules to   implement Section 442.034, Government Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.