By Giddings                                            H.B. No. 820
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                                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.