By: Ortiz, Jr., et al. H.B. No. 271
        (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 1, 2009;
  April 24, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Economic Development; May 6, 2009, reported adversely, with
  favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 4,
  Nays 0; May 6, 2009, sent to printer.)
 
  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 271 By:  Harris
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the designation of enterprise projects during a
  biennium.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2303.406(d), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  The maximum number of enterprise projects that the bank
  may designate for each nominating body during any biennium is:
               (1)  six, if the nominating body is the governing body
  of [four, plus two additional bonus projects the bank may award in]
  a municipality or county with a population of less than 250,000; or
               (2)  nine [six], if the nominating body is the
  governing body of a municipality or county with a population of
  250,000 or more.
         SECTION 2.  Section 2303.406(e), Government Code, is amended
  as follows:
         (e)  The office may, during any biennium, designate multiple
  concurrent enterprise projects to a qualified business located at a
  qualified business site [in an enterprise zone].
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
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