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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the suitability of unused and underused |
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public facilities for joint use by state and local governmental |
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entities and artists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Artist" means a person who engages in acting, |
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dancing, improvisation, singing, and other similar artistic |
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performances. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Facilities |
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Commission. |
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(3) "Governmental entity" means this state, a county, |
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a municipality, or a school district. |
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(4) "Public facility" means a facility owned or |
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operated by a governmental entity. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The commission shall |
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conduct a study to assess the availability and suitability of |
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existing unused and underused public facilities for joint use by a |
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governmental entity and artists for the practice and performance of |
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their art or by two governmental entities. The study shall assess |
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the economic advantages of those uses. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2022, the commission shall |
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submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house |
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of representatives, and members of the legislature a written report |
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on the results of the study. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires January 1, |
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2023. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2021. |