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.
 
  ______________________________
  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.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
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            _____________________
                   Governor