1-1 By: Lindsay S.B. No. 870
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 22, 2001; February 26, 2001,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
1-4 Relations; April 9, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0;
1-6 April 9, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 870 By: Lindsay
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to the authority of a commissioners court of a county to
1-11 authorize certain community and economic development programs.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 381.004, Local Government Code, is
1-14 amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to
1-15 read as follows:
1-16 (b) To stimulate business and commercial activity in a
1-17 county, the commissioners court of the county may develop and
1-18 administer a program:
1-19 (1) for state or local economic development;
1-20 (2) for small or disadvantaged business development;
1-21 (3) to stimulate, encourage, and develop business
1-22 location and commercial activity in the county; [or]
1-23 (4) to promote or advertise the county and its
1-24 vicinity or conduct a solicitation program to attract conventions,
1-25 visitors, and businesses;
1-26 (5) to improve the extent to which women and minority
1-27 businesses are awarded county contracts;
1-28 (6) to support comprehensive literacy programs for the
1-29 benefit of county residents; or
1-30 (7) for the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and
1-31 application of the arts.
1-32 (f) The commissioners court of a county may support a
1-33 children's advocacy center that provides services to abused
1-34 children.
1-35 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-36 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-37 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-38 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-39 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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