By: Ogden S.B. No. 1780
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to claiming a franchise tax credit for certain qualified
capital investments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 171.802, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A corporation may claim a credit or take a carryforward
credit for a qualified capital investment made on or after January
1, 2003, without regard to whether the county in which it makes the
qualified capital investment has lost its designation as a
strategic investment area if:
(1) the corporation committed to the investment in
that county before January 2003;
(2) at the time the corporation made the commitment,
the county was designated as a strategic investment area;
(3) the total investment is at least $100 million; and
(4) the county has a population of less than 15,400.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.