Amend CSSB 275 (House committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 3.02 of the bill, in amended Section 2303.051, Government Code (page 70, line 20), strike "qualify for
enterprise zone designation" and substitute "automatically qualify
for designation as enterprise zones under this chapter".
(2) In SECTION 3.03 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.101, Government Code (page 73, lines 17 and 18), strike "To
qualify for designation [be designated] as an enterprise zone, an
area must" and substitute "An area automatically qualifies for
designation [To be designated] as an enterprise zone if the [an]
area is [must]".
(3) In SECTION 3.03 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.101, Government Code (page 73, line 19), strike "be".
(4) In SECTION 3.03 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.101, Government Code (page 73), strike lines 24 through 27 and
substitute the following:
(2) an area designated by the federal government as a
renewal community, a federal empowerment zone, or a federal
enterprise community, including any developable area approved by
the federal agency responsible for making that designation [be at
least one square mile but not larger than the greater of:
(5) In SECTION 3.04 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.109, Government Code (page 75, lines 3 through 5), strike "as a
federal enterprise zone, federal empowerment zone, federal renewal
community, or federal enterprise community" and substitute "by the
federal government as a renewal community, a [federal enterprise
zone,] federal empowerment zone, or a federal enterprise
community".
(6) In SECTION 3.11 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.403, Government Code (page 78, line 26), between
"CERTIFICATION" and the period, insert "; LIMIT ON ENTERPRISE
PROJECT DESIGNATIONS".
(7) In SECTION 3.11 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.403, Government Code (page 79, line 5), strike "businesses as"
and substitute "[businesses as]".
(8) In SECTION 3.14 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.406, Government Code (page 86, line 22), between the comma and
"which", insert "as described by Section 2303.101(2),".
(9) In SECTION 3.14 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.406, Government Code (page 87, lines 25 and 26), strike
"qualified businesses that the bank [department] may designate as
enterprise projects" and substitute "enterprise projects
[qualified businesses] that the bank [department] may designate [as
enterprise projects]".
(10) In SECTION 3.15 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.407, Government Code (page 89, line 18), strike "250" and
substitute "500".
(11) In SECTION 3.16 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.407, Government Code (page 91, line 3), strike "250" and
substitute "500".
(12) In SECTION 3.25 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.516, Government Code (page 96, line 9), between "project" and
the comma, insert "or at the completion of the enterprise project
designation period as indicated by the approved application".
(13) In SECTION 3.25 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.516, Government Code (page 96, line 10), strike "audit" and
substitute "monitor".
(14) In SECTION 3.25 of the bill, in amended Section
2303.516, Government Code (page 96, lines 13 and 14), strike
"certified copy of the audit" and substitute "report of its".
(15) In the introductory language in SECTION 3.37 of the
bill (page 104, line 7), strike "Section 2310.110(e), Government
Code, is" and substitute "Sections 2310.110(b) and (e), Government
Code, are".
(16) In SECTION 3.37 of the bill, immediately before amended
Section 2310.110(e), Government Code (page 104, between lines 8 and
9), insert the following:
(b) The amended boundary:
(1) must be continuous;
(2) may not exceed the original size requirement of
Section 2310.101; and
(3) may not exclude any qualified business designated
as a defense readjustment project [area originally] included within
the boundary of the zone as designated.
(17) In SECTION 3.42 of the bill, in amended Section
2310.303, Government Code (page 106, lines 10 and 11), strike
"businesses in a single readjustment zone as defense readjustment
projects" and substitute "defense readjustment projects
[businesses] in a single readjustment zone [as defense readjustment
projects]".
(18) In SECTION 3.44 of the bill, at the end of amended
Section 2310.306, Government Code (page 109, between lines 4 and
5), insert the following:
(d) The bank may designate the same qualified business in a
readjustment zone as more than one defense readjustment project.
(19) In SECTION 3.51 of the bill, in amended Section
151.429(b), Tax Code (page 113, line 3), strike "250" and
substitute "500".
(20) In SECTION 3.52 of the bill, in amended Section
151.429(b), Tax Code (page 114, line 20), strike "250" and
substitute "500".
(21) In ARTICLE 3 of the bill (page 123, between lines 22 and
23), insert the following:
SECTION 3.64. This Act does not affect the effective dates
of Sections 2303.407, 2303.504(b) and (c), and 2310.404(b),
Government Code, and Sections 151.429(a) and (b), Tax Code, as
amended by Article 2, Chapter 1134, Acts of the 77th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2001.