| Preservation of View of State Capitol | |
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| Texas Legislature | |
| Citation | "Preservation of View of State Capitol" (Texas Government Code § 3151.000) |
| Enacted by | Texas Senate |
| Enacted | March 24, 1983 |
| Enacted by | Texas House of Representatives |
| Enacted | April 21, 1983 |
| Signed by | Governor Mark White |
| Signed | May 3, 1983 |
| Effective | May 3, 1983 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Texas Senate | |
| Bill title | Relating to preservation of the view of the State Capitol from certain points and prohibition of certain construction. |
| Bill citation | Tex. S.B. 176, 68th Leg., R.S. (1983). |
| Introduced by | Lloyd Doggett |
| Introduced | January 17, 1983 |
| First reading | January 17, 1983 |
| Second reading | March 24, 1983 |
| Third reading | March 24, 1983 |
| Second chamber: Texas House of Representatives | |
| Bill title | Tex. S.B. 176, 68th Leg., R.S. (1983). |
| Received from the Texas Senate | March 28, 1983 |
| Member(s) in charge | Gerald Hill |
| First reading | April 5, 1983 |
| Second reading | April 21, 1983 |
| Third reading | April 21, 1983 |
| Amended by | |
| Tex. H.B. 2812, 77th Leg., R.S. (2001). Tex. H.B. 2256, 83rd Leg., R.S. (2013). | |
| Status: In force | |
The Capitol View Corridors are a series of legal restrictions on construction in Austin, Texas, aimed at preserving protected views of the Texas State Capitol from various points around the city. First established by the Texas Legislature in 1983 and recodified in 2001, the corridors are meant to protect the capitol dome from obstruction by high-rise buildings. While supported by cultural and historical preservation organizations, the corridors have also been criticized for limiting the potential for the development of new tall structures in downtown Austin.