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(a) The Adopt a Document Program is established to be administered by the Commissioner of State Lands.
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(b)
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(1) The Commissioner of State Lands may:
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(A) Obtain funding from private donations and charities to protect documents in his or her custody; and
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(B) Sell duplicates or copies of maps, plats, and other documents in his or her possession or in the possession of a state agency.
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(2) The donations, proceeds of sales under subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section, and other funds of the Commissioner of State Lands shall be deposited into a cash fund account and used to preserve and protect documents, maps, field notes, and survey records in his or her possession.
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(c) For the sole purpose of managing the Adopt a Document Program, the Commissioner of State Lands is considered an eligible charitable organization under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) for the purpose of preserving historic maps and documents under the custody of the Commissioner of State Lands.
