HB 561

AN ACT relating to the eligibility of certain local governmental entities

House Bill • Lopez, Ray
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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to the eligibility of certain local governmental entities

Subject Areas

Economic & Industrial Development--General Utilities--General

Bill Text

relating to the eligibility of certain local governmental entities
affected by the realignment of defense worker jobs or facilities to
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 436.201(a), Government Code, is amended
(a)  The following local governmental entities are eligible
for a grant under this subchapter:
(1)  a municipality or county that is a defense
(2)  a regional planning commission that has a defense
community within its boundaries;
(3)  a public junior college district that is wholly or
partly located in a defense community;
(4)  a campus or education extension center of the
Texas State Technical College System that is located in a defense
(5)  a defense base development authority created under
Chapter 379B, Local Government Code; [and]
(6)  a political subdivision that has the power of a
defense base development authority created under Chapter 379B,
(7)  a municipally owned utility that acts as a retail
public utility, as those terms are defined by Section 13.002, Water
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the eligibility of certain local governmental entities

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