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.