Sec. 442.017. IDENTIFICATION AND PRESERVATION OF ABANDONED CEMETERIES. (a) The commission should establish a program to identify and preserve abandoned cemeteries across the state.
(b) The commission is encouraged to use volunteers to the maximum extent possible to implement the program and to model the program to the extent appropriate on the "Adopt-A-Beach" program conducted by the General Land Office.
(c) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and in-kind donations from public and private entities for the implementation of the program. The legislature may appropriate money to the commission to implement the program.
(d) The commission may adopt rules reasonably necessary to implement the program.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 377, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - History, Culture, and Education
Chapter 442 - Texas Historical Commission
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 442.002. Commission; Members; Sunset Act
Section 442.0021. Commission Members: Training
Section 442.0022. Commission Members: Conflict of Interest
Section 442.0023. Commission Members: Grounds for Removal
Section 442.003. Purpose of Commission
Section 442.0045. Delegation of Certain Powers and Duties
Section 442.005. General Powers and Duties of Commission
Section 442.0052. Volunteer Services
Section 442.0053. Eligibility Criteria for Inclusion of Real Property in State Historic Sites System
Section 442.0054. Disclosure of Personal Customer Information
Section 442.0055. Affiliated Nonprofit Organization; Rules; Guidelines
Section 442.0056. Acquisition of Historic Sites
Section 442.0057. Solicitation, Receipt, and Transfer of Land
Section 442.0058. Sale or Exchange of Land
Section 442.0059. Employee Fund-Raising
Section 442.006. State Historical Marker Program
Section 442.0065. Guide to Historical Markers
Section 442.007. State Archeological Program
Section 442.0071. Duties Regarding Governor's Mansion
Section 442.0072. Preservation and Maintenance of Gethsemane Church and Carrington-Covert House
Section 442.0073. Preservation and Maintenance of Certain State Buildings
Section 442.008. County Courthouses
Section 442.0081. Historic Courthouse Preservation and Maintenance Programs; Grants and Loans
Section 442.0082. Historic Courthouse Project; Requirements
Section 442.0084. Equitable Representation in Monuments
Section 442.0085. State Register of Historic Places
Section 442.0086. Military Sites Program
Section 442.0087. Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center
Section 442.0088. Texas Heritage Trails Program
Section 442.009. Consumer Information and Complaints
Section 442.0095. Program and Facility Accessibility
Section 442.013. No Effect on Other Organizations and Activities
Section 442.014. Main Street Program
Section 442.0145. Texas Historical Artifacts Program; Fund
Section 442.015. Texas Preservation Trust Fund Account
Section 442.0155. Funds Subject to State Funds Reform Act
Section 442.016. Liability for Adversely Affecting Historic Structure or Property
Section 442.017. Identification and Preservation of Abandoned Cemeteries
Section 442.018. Identification and Preservation of Texas Underground Railroad Historical Sites
Section 442.019. Tom Lea Trail
Section 442.0195. Texas Music History Trail
Section 442.020. Texas Treasure Awards
Section 442.021. El Camino Real De Los Tejas National Historic Trail
Section 442.022. Use of Technology
Section 442.023. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Procedures
Section 442.024. Scenic Loop Road--Boerne Stage Road--Toutant Beauregard Road Historic Corridor
Section 442.025. Texas Historic Roads and Highways Program
Section 442.026. Bankhead Highway as Texas Historic Highway
Section 442.027. State Highway 20 as Texas Historic Highway
Section 442.029. Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas
Section 442.030. Route 66 Historic Corridor
Section 442.031. Don Juan De Onate Trail as Texas Historic Highway
Section 442.032. Naming of Certain Areas on Historic Sites
Section 442.033. State Highways 118 and 166 as Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway