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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of an area in a municipality as a |
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reinvestment zone under the Tax Increment Financing Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 311.005, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the proposed |
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project plan for a potential zone includes the use of land in the |
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zone in connection with the operation of an existing or proposed |
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regional commuter or mass transit rail system, or for a structure or |
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facility that is necessary, useful, or beneficial to such a |
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regional rail system, the governing body of a municipality may |
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designate an area as a reinvestment zone. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2092 was passed by the House on April |
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27, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2092 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |