Texas Administrative Code › Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2 - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION › Chapter 16 - HISTORIC SITES › Section 16.11 - Philanthropic Naming of State Historic Site Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(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.