1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the number of qualified businesses designated as
 1-3     enterprise projects in certain counties or municipalities.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 2303.403, Government Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 2303.403.  PROHIBITION ON QUALIFIED BUSINESS
 1-8     CERTIFICATION. If the department determines that the governing body
 1-9     of an enterprise zone is not complying with this chapter, the
1-10     department shall prohibit the certification of a qualified business
1-11     in the zone until the department determines that the governing body
1-12     is complying with this chapter.  The department may not designate
1-13     more than 85 [65] businesses as enterprise projects during any
1-14     biennium.
1-15           SECTION 2. Section 2303.406, Government Code, is amended by
1-16     adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-17           (d)  The maximum number of qualified businesses that the
1-18     department may designate as enterprise projects for each nominating
1-19     body during any biennium is:
1-20                 (1)  four, plus two additional bonus projects the
1-21     department may award in a municipality or county with a population
1-22     of less than 250,000; or
1-23                 (2)  six, if the governing body of the enterprise zone
1-24     is the governing body of a municipality or county with a population
 2-1     of 250,000 or more.
 2-2           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 820 was passed by the House on May 1,
         2001, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in Senate
         amendments to H.B. No. 820 on May 24, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 820 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 22, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor