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AN ACT
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relating to the qualification of an area inside a base defense |
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authority as an enterprise zone. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2303.101, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2303.101. QUALIFICATION FOR ENTERPRISE ZONE |
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DESIGNATION. An area automatically qualifies for designation as an |
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enterprise zone if the area is: |
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(1) a block group, as defined by the most recent |
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federal decennial census available at the time of designation, in |
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which at least 20 percent of the residents of the block group have |
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an income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level; |
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(2) an area designated by the federal government as a |
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renewal community, a federal empowerment zone, or a federal |
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enterprise community, including any developable area approved by |
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the federal agency responsible for making that designation; [or] |
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(3) an area located in a distressed county; or |
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(4) an area inside the boundaries of a defense base |
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development authority established under Chapter 379B, Local |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3066 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3066 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |