Sec. 318.009. FISCAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES. (a) The commissioners court may pay the necessary expenses of the commission.
(b) The commissioners court may make agreements with governmental agencies or private organizations and may appropriate funds from the general fund of the county for the purpose of:
(1) erecting historical markers and monuments;
(2) purchasing objects and collections of objects that are historically significant to the county;
(3) preparing, publishing, and disseminating, by sale or otherwise, a history of the county;
(4) hiring professional staff and consultants;
(5) providing matching funds for grants; and
(6) funding other programs or activities as suggested by the Texas Historical Commission and the commissioners court.
(c) The Texas Historical Commission may make grants available to the commission, subject to the budgetary authority and approval of the commissioners court, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 377, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Chapter 318 - Historic Preservation by Counties
Subchapter A. County Historical Commission
Section 318.002. Establishment
Section 318.003. Composition; Term
Section 318.004. Appointment by State
Section 318.006. Resource Identification
Section 318.008. Reports and Recommendations
Section 318.009. Fiscal and Human Resources
Section 318.010. Resource Interpretation
Section 318.0102. Leadership and Training
Section 318.012. Historic Site Tax Exemption
Section 318.013. Contracts for Lease or Management of Landmarks