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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation, powers, and duties of film districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 10, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 310 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 310. FILM DISTRICTS |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 310.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means a district's board of directors. |
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(2) "District" means a film district created under |
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this chapter. |
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Sec. 310.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. A district is a political |
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subdivision of this state and a special district. |
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[Sections 310.003-310.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION |
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Sec. 310.051. CREATION BY POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY. A |
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municipality with a population of 250,000 or more may create a |
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district as provided by this subchapter to promote the film |
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industry in a designated area in the municipality. |
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Sec. 310.052. HEARING. Before creating a district, the |
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governing body of a municipality must hold a hearing on the purposes |
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and advisability of creating the district. Any interested person |
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may speak at the hearing. |
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Sec. 310.053. ORDER CREATING DISTRICT; INITIAL DIRECTORS. |
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(a) After a hearing under Section 310.052, if a governing body |
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finds that the municipality and the designated area would benefit |
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from the district's creation, the governing body by order may |
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create the district. |
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(b) The order must specify: |
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(1) the district's boundaries, which must be wholly in |
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the municipality; |
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(2) the number and qualifications of directors to be |
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appointed under Section 310.103; and |
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(3) the initial directors and the terms of those |
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initial directors. |
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(c) The initial directors' terms must be staggered, with as |
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near as possible to half of the directors' terms expiring in one |
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year and the remainder expiring in two years. |
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[Sections 310.054-310.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 310.101. GOVERNING BODY. A district is governed by a |
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board of at least seven directors. |
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Sec. 310.102. TERMS. Directors serve staggered two-year |
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terms. |
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Sec. 310.103. APPOINTMENT BY MUNICIPALITY. The governing |
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body of a municipality that creates a district shall appoint the |
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directors as provided by the order creating the district. The |
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directors must include: |
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(1) two directors who represent the interests of the |
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municipality and reside in the municipality; |
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(2) one director who represents a local or regional |
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film commission located in the municipality and is a member of the |
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Association of Film Commissioners International or the Texas |
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Association of Film Commissions; |
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(3) one director who represents a school district that |
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has the majority of its territory located in the municipality; |
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(4) one director who represents an institution of |
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higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, |
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located in the municipality; |
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(5) one director who represents a public junior |
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college, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, located in |
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the municipality; and |
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(6) any other directors as provided by the order |
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creating the district. |
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Sec. 310.104. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director is not |
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entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for |
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actual and necessary expenses. |
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Sec. 310.105. OFFICERS. A board shall elect a presiding |
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officer, secretary, treasurer, and any other officers the board |
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considers necessary. |
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[Sections 310.106-310.150 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 310.151. PROMOTION OF FILM INDUSTRY. A district shall |
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promote the film industry in the district. |
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Sec. 310.152. PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. A |
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district shall act jointly with the municipality, local businesses, |
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the film industry, and other local communities to promote the film |
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industry in the district. |
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Sec. 310.153. INCENTIVES. A district may provide |
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incentives to promote the film industry in the district. |
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Sec. 310.154. DONATIONS; GRANTS. A district may accept a |
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donation or grant from any person for any district purpose. |
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Sec. 310.155. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; EMPLOYEES. A district |
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may hire an executive director and other employees. |
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[Sections 310.156-310.200 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER E. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 310.201. BORROWING. A district may borrow money from |
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any person for any district purpose. |
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Sec. 310.202. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN TAX INCREMENT |
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REINVESTMENT ZONE. All or any part of the district is eligible to |
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be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone created under |
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Chapter 311, Tax Code. |
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[Sections 310.203-310.250 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION |
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Sec. 310.251. DISSOLUTION. A board may dissolve a district |
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that has no debt. |
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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, 2009. |