88R2804 MLH-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 579
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign
  trade zone at or adjacent to the Cotulla port of entry.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 681, Business & Commerce
  Code, is amended by adding Section 681.180 to read as follows:
         Sec. 681.180.  CITY OF COTULLA OR DESIGNEE. The City of
  Cotulla, or a corporation organized under the laws of this state and
  designated by the City of Cotulla, may apply for and accept a grant
  of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:
               (1)  a foreign trade zone in the city of Cotulla, which
  may include:
                     (A)  land inside the boundaries of the Cotulla-La
  Salle County Airport; and
                     (B)  private industrial land adjacent to the
  airport; and
               (2)  other subzones.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.