1-1     By:  Truan                                            S.B. No. 1815
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed April 19, 2001; April 19, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
 1-4     Military Installations; April 25, 2001, reported favorably, as
 1-5     amended, by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 25, 2001,
 1-6     sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1                                By:  Truan
 1-8           Amend S.B. No. 1815 by adding the following at the end of
 1-9     SECTION 3 of the bill:
1-10     "The Office of Defense Affairs has no duty to act under this
1-11     section or Subchapter B, Chapter 486, Government Code, as added by
1-12     this Act, unless the community infrastructure development revolving
1-13     loan account in the general revenue fund is funded sufficiently to
1-14     enable the Office of Defense Affairs to make loans under that
1-15     subchapter and to pay the office's costs of administering that
1-16     subchapter."
1-17                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-18                                   AN ACT
1-19     relating to establishing a loan program to assist communities that
1-20     may be affected by federal military base closures.
1-21           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-22           SECTION 1.  Sections 486.001 through 486.009, Government
1-23     Code, are designated as Subchapter A, Chapter 486, Government Code,
1-24     and a subchapter heading is added to read as follows:
1-25              SUBCHAPTER A.  GRANTS TO LOCAL AREAS AFFECTED BY
1-26                           DEFENSE BASE REDUCTION
1-27           SECTION 2.  Chapter 486, Government Code, is amended by
1-28     adding Subchapter B to read as follows:
1-29          SUBCHAPTER B.  REVOLVING LOANS TO COMMUNITIES POTENTIALLY
1-30                 AFFECTED BY DEFENSE BASE REDUCTION PROCESS
1-31           Sec. 486.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
1-32                 (1)  "Account" means the community infrastructure
1-33     development revolving loan account.
1-34                 (2)  "Eligible community" means a local governmental
1-35     entity eligible for a grant under Section 486.003 and that is
1-36     located less than 25 miles from a defense base facility described
1-37     by Section 486.003(b)(1).
1-38                 (3)  "Office" means the Office of Defense Affairs.
1-39           Sec. 486.052.  REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM.  (a)  The office shall
1-40     administer a revolving loan program for assistance to an eligible
1-41     community in developing infrastructure to minimize the possibility
1-42     of or the negative effects of defense base reduction on the
1-43     eligible community.  The loans may be granted to an eligible
1-44     community before the neighboring defense base is closed.
1-45           (b)  The office by rule shall establish criteria and
1-46     procedures for evaluations of applications for loans under the
1-47     program.
1-48           (c)  The office by rule shall establish categories of
1-49     eligible infrastructure projects for which an eligible community
1-50     may apply for a loan.
1-51           Sec. 486.053.  REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.  (a)  The community
1-52     infrastructure development revolving loan account is an account in
1-53     the general revenue fund.
1-54           (b)  The account may be used only for loans made under this
1-55     subchapter.
1-56           (c)  The office may accept gifts or grants from any source
1-57     for the purposes of this subchapter.  The office shall deposit
1-58     gifts or grants to the credit of the account.
1-59           (d)  The office shall deposit to the credit of the account
1-60     all loan payments made by an eligible community.
1-61           SECTION 3.  The Office of Defense Affairs shall adopt rules
1-62     and procedures so that the office may begin to offer loans under
1-63     Subchapter B, Chapter 486, Government Code, as added by this Act,
 2-1     on or before September 1, 2003.
 2-2           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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