Bill Text: TX HB2718 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the cultural and fine arts district program administered by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB2718 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB2718-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 2718

AN ACT
relating to the cultural and fine arts district program
administered by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 444.031, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
(c) A designated district or, if necessary to comply with
federal eligibility requirements, a municipality or county in which
a designated district is located on behalf of the district may apply
for state incentives, funding, grants, and loans from state
agencies, including the:
(1) Department of Agriculture;
(2) Texas Department of Transportation; and
(3) office of the governor.
(d) The commission shall assist designated districts,
municipalities, and counties in applying under Subsection (c).
(e) The commission may amend the boundaries of a designated
district to include private sector development.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2718 was passed by the House on May 2,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 15, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2718 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor