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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain local governmental entities |
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affected by the realignment of defense worker jobs or facilities to |
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receive grants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 436.201(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The following local governmental entities are eligible |
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for a grant under this subchapter: |
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(1) a municipality or county that is a defense |
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community; |
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(2) a regional planning commission that has a defense |
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community within its boundaries; |
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(3) a public junior college district that is wholly or |
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partly located in a defense community; |
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(4) a campus or education extension center of the |
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Texas State Technical College System that is located in a defense |
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community; |
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(5) a defense base development authority created under |
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Chapter 379B, Local Government Code; [and] |
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(6) a political subdivision that has the power of a |
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defense base development authority created under Chapter 379B, |
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Local Government Code; and |
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(7) a municipally owned utility that acts as a retail |
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public utility, as those terms are defined by Section 13.002, Water |
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Code, in a defense community. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |