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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to use of state buildings and grounds by a television or |
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film production company. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2165.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.008. TEMPORARY USE OF STATE BUILDING OR GROUNDS |
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BY TELEVISION OR FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Office" means the Music, Film, Television, and |
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Multimedia Office. |
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(2) "Production company" means a film production |
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company, television production company, or film and television |
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production company. |
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(b) A state agency or other state governmental entity shall |
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allow a production company to use any state building or grounds |
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under the agency's or other entity's charge and control to produce a |
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film, national broadcast, episodic television series, or |
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commercial that is approved by the office under Subsection (c). |
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(c) The office shall review each proposal by a production |
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company to use a state building or grounds. The office may approve a |
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proposal if: |
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(1) the office determines, after consulting with each |
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state agency or other state governmental entity that occupies the |
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building or uses the grounds, that the use will not significantly |
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interfere with the conduct of state business; |
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(2) the production company provides a certificate of |
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insurance covering the production: |
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(A) in an amount required by the office; and |
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(B) that names the state as an insured; and |
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(3) the proposal is to produce: |
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(A) a film, national broadcast, or episodic |
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television series with a total production cost of $250,000 or more; |
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or |
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(B) a commercial with a total production cost of |
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$100,000 or more. |
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(d) The office shall supervise each use of a state building |
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or grounds by a production company. |
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(e) The office shall determine the fee to be charged for |
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each day that a state building or grounds are used by a production |
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company. The office may allow each state building or grounds to be |
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used without charge, other than the reimbursement of expenses under |
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Subsection (f), for seven days during each state fiscal year and may |
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determine the allocation of those days. Fees collected under this |
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subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue |
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fund. |
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(f) The production company shall reimburse: |
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(1) a state agency or other state governmental entity |
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for any cost incurred by the agency or other entity as a result of |
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the use of a state building or grounds by the company; and |
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(2) the state agency or other state governmental |
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entity having charge and control of a state building or grounds for |
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the cost of repairing damage to the building or grounds resulting |
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from use by the company. |
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(g) A state agency or other state governmental entity shall |
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notify the production company in writing of any cost subject to |
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reimbursement under Subsection (f). The production company shall |
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reimburse the cost not later than the 21st day after the date on |
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which it receives notice from the agency or other entity. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |