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  89R15676 CS-D     By: Hefner H.B. No. 4053       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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;   and                      (B)  the eligibility for burial in a veterans   cemetery; and                (2)  select [ up to seven ] locations across the state   for veterans cemeteries.          (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   a veterans cemetery.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.