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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of the Texas Enterprise Fund for veterans |
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hospitals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.078, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsections (d), [and] (d-1), and |
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(d-2), the fund may be used only for economic development, |
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infrastructure development, community development, job training |
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programs, and business incentives. |
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(d-2) The fund may be used for the establishment, |
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maintenance, or operation of veterans hospitals in this state. |
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Subsections (e-1), (f), (f-1), (f-2), (g), (h), (h-1), (i), and (j) |
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and Section 481.080 do not apply to a grant awarded for a purpose |
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specified by this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 481.079(a-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) For grants awarded for a purpose specified by Section |
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481.078(d-1) or (d-2), the report must include only the amount and |
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purpose of each grant. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |