By Giddings H.B. No. 820
77R2338 ATP-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the number of enterprise zone projects designated for
1-3 certain municipalities.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 2303.101, Government Code, is amended by
1-6 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
1-7 follows:
1-8 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The]
1-9 department may not designate an area as an enterprise zone if three
1-10 enterprise zones are located in the jurisdiction of and were
1-11 nominated as enterprise zones by the governing body of the
1-12 municipality or county nominating the area as an enterprise zone.
1-13 (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a municipality with a
1-14 population of 250,000 or more.
1-15 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-16 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-17 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-18 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-19 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.