Bill Text: TX HB134 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study on state land use to facilitate health and wellness for veterans.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-08 - Filed [HB134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB134-Introduced.html
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| By: Raymond | H.B. No. 134 | |
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| relating to a study on state land use to facilitate health and | ||
| wellness for veterans. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. STUDY REGARDING STATE LAND USE FOR VETERANS. (a) | ||
| In collaboration with the General Land Office, the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission, and the Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas | ||
| Veterans Commission shall conduct a study to identify and assess | ||
| the use of state land, including state parks, for the purpose of | ||
| facilitating health and wellness for veterans. | ||
| (b) In conducting the study, the Texas Veterans Commission | ||
| shall: | ||
| (1) identify barriers that limit opportunities to | ||
| supplement the delivery to veterans of services for health and | ||
| wellness through the use of outdoor recreation on state land; and | ||
| (2) develop recommendations to better facilitate the | ||
| use of state land for promoting wellness and facilitating the | ||
| delivery of health care and therapeutic interventions for veterans. | ||
| SECTION 2. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than November | ||
| 1, 2022, the Texas Veterans Commission shall submit to the | ||
| governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the | ||
| legislature with jurisdiction over veterans' issues a report on the | ||
| results of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act and any | ||
| recommendations of the commission related to the study, including | ||
| any statutory changes necessary to authorize the use of state land | ||
| for the health and wellness of veterans. | ||
| SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2023. | ||
| SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | ||
| last day of the legislative session. | ||
