79R8573 SGA-F

By:  Hinojosa                                                     S.B. No. 19 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain development corporations to 
undertake projects for sewage or solid waste facilities, recycling 
facilities, or air or water pollution control facilities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2, Development Corporation Act of 1979 
(Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by 
amending Subdivision (11)(A) and by adding Subdivision (19) to read 
as follows:
		(11)(A)  "Project" shall mean the land, buildings, 
equipment, facilities, expenditures, targeted infrastructure, and 
improvements (one or more) that are for the creation or retention of 
primary jobs and that are found by the board of directors to be 
required or suitable for the development, retention, or expansion 
of manufacturing and industrial facilities, research and 
development facilities, transportation facilities (including but 
not limited to airports, ports, mass commuting facilities, and 
parking facilities), sewage or solid waste disposal facilities, 
recycling facilities, air or water pollution control facilities, 
facilities for the furnishing of water to the general public, 
distribution centers, small warehouse facilities capable of 
serving as decentralized storage and distribution centers, primary 
job training facilities for use by institutions of higher 
education, and regional or national corporate headquarters 
facilities.  The term ["Project" also] includes:
				(i)  job training required or suitable for 
the promotion of development and expansion of business enterprises 
and other enterprises described by this Act, as provided by Section 
38 of this Act;
				(ii)  [.  "Project" also includes] 
expenditures found by the board of directors to be required or 
suitable for infrastructure necessary to promote or develop new or 
expanded business enterprises limited to streets and roads, rail 
spurs, water and electric utilities, gas utilities, drainage and 
related improvements, and telecommunications and Internet 
improvements; and
				(iii)  for a qualifying corporation, 
expenditures found by the board of directors to be required or 
suitable for infrastructure necessary to promote or develop new or 
expanded business enterprises including airports, ports, mass 
commuting facilities, parking facilities, and other transportation 
facilities, sewer or solid waste disposal facilities, recycling 
facilities, air or water pollution control facilities, and 
facilities located in this state or in the coastal waters of this 
state for furnishing water to the general public.
		(19)  "Qualifying corporation" shall mean a 
corporation created by a unit located in a county that:
			(A)  is bordered by the Rio Grande; and                               
			(B)  has at least four cities that:                                   
				(i)  each have a population of at least 
25,000; and                
				(ii)  together have a combined population of 
at least 500,000.     
	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, 2005.