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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county |
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development district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 383.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 383.002. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. This chapter furthers |
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the public purpose of developing and diversifying the economy of |
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the counties of this state by providing incentives for the location |
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and development of projects [in certain counties] to attract |
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visitors and tourists. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 383.003(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Counties [Small and medium-sized counties] in this |
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state need incentives for the development of public improvements to |
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attract visitors and tourists. Counties in this state [to those |
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counties, and those counties] are at a disadvantage in competing |
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with counties in other states for the location and development of |
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projects that attract visitors by virtue of the availability and |
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prevalent use of financial incentives in other states. |
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(b) The means and measures authorized by this chapter are in |
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the public interest and serve a public purpose of this state in |
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promoting the economic welfare of the residents of this state by |
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providing incentives for the location and development [in certain |
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counties of this state] of projects that attract visitors and |
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tourists and that result in employment and economic activity. |
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SECTION 3. Section 383.021(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of a county [with a population |
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of 400,000 or less], on petition of the owners of land in a proposed |
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district, may commence the creation of a county development |
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district. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |