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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of TexasOnline by businesses to apply and pay  | 
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for certain permits. | 
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       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
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       SECTION 1.  Section 2054.252, Government Code, is amended by  | 
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: | 
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       (h)  The electronic infrastructure established by the  | 
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department under Subsection (a) shall, to the extent that resources  | 
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are available, include a consolidated business application portal  | 
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through which businesses may apply and submit payment for original  | 
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and renewal permits required by state agencies to operate in this  | 
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state.  The department, in consultation with the Texas Economic  | 
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Development and Tourism Office and any affected state agency, shall  | 
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determine which permits a business may apply and submit payment for  | 
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through the portal. | 
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        SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |