13 Tex. Admin. Code § 16.11 - Philanthropic Naming of State Historic Site Facilities
(a) Philanthropic naming refers to the naming
of a property or some component of a property for an individual or civic or
charitable group in exchange for financial or other consideration.
(b) The term "civic or charitable group"
shall mean a nonprofit entity, family or group. For-profit entities shall not
be considered civic or charitable groups for purposes of this
section.
(c) Only non-historic
features at State Historic Sites may be named pursuant to these rules, such as
new visitor centers, meeting rooms, theaters, galleries, plazas, and other
similar features designed for public use.
(d) Philanthropic naming rights may only be
granted as part of a philanthropic naming rights plan developed in support of a
particular project at a State Historic Site and approved by the
Commission.
(e) Philanthropic
naming rights plans shall establish an aggregate campaign goal, taking into
consideration capital costs, annual operating and maintenance costs,
desirability and marketability, and visibility and prominence of the features
to be named.
(f) Subsequent to the
approval of a philanthropic naming rights plan by the Commission, the Executive
Director and the Deputy Executive Director for Historic Sites, working with the
agency's Development Director, shall have the authority to independently review
and approve naming proposals consistent with said plan. In reaching this
decision, they shall consider whether the gift is from a potentially
controversial source, how the donation is to be acknowledged on the site, and
any other relevant factors. If, in the opinion of the staff the gift could be
controversial, staff may refer the proposed gift to the Commission for final
approval.
(g) All assets for which
naming rights will be offered shall be valued as a function of the aggregate
campaign goal within the philanthropic naming rights plan.
(h) All naming rights shall be approved for a
specific term, which shall not be longer than the useful life of the property
or facility, as determined by the Commission, unless otherwise established in
the naming rights plan approved by the Commission.
(i) The Commission shall have the authority
to rescind the naming of any property or component of any property if, in the
Commission's opinion, the individual, civic or charitable group is found to
have participated in any behavior which would have a negative impact on the
site or agency or would discredit the work of the agency in any way.
(j) Guidelines in the recognition and
acknowledgement of gifts and donations dedicated to State Historic Sites are
detailed in the "Texas Historical Commission Donor Recognition Policy" as
posted on the Texas Historical Commission's website at thc.texas.gov. Design
guidelines for State Historic Sites donor recognition are detailed and
incorporated into the "Texas Historical Commission Donor Recognition Policy" to
include general guidelines, specific design guidelines, recognition of
campaign/endowment donors at historic sites facilities and recognition of
annual operating gifts at historic sites facilities.
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