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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of counties to nominate projects in the |
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extraterritorial jurisdictions of certain municipalities for |
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designation as enterprise projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2303.004, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governing body of a |
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county may nominate for designation as an enterprise project a |
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project or activity of a qualified business that is located in the |
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county and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality |
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primarily located in another county. For purposes of this |
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subsection, a county during any biennium may use the maximum number |
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of designations the county is permitted under Section 2303.406(d) |
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within the territory described by this subsection. |
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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, 2013. |