SB 1250

relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the
purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to
fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues,
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 351.1015(a)(4), Tax Code, is amended to
(4)  "Project financing zone" means an area within a
(A)  that the municipality by ordinance or by
agreement under Chapter 380, Local Government Code, designates as a
(B)  the boundaries of which are:
(i)  within a three-mile radius of the
center of a qualified project; or
(ii)  if designated by a municipality
described by Section 351.001(7)(B), a contiguous geographic area
the total area of which is less than or equal to the maximum area
allowed under Subparagraph (i) that contains the qualified project;
(C)  the designation of which specifies:
(i)  for a zone the boundaries of which are
prescribed by Paragraph (B)(i), the longitude and latitude of the
center of the qualified project; or
(ii)  for a zone the boundaries of which are
prescribed by Paragraph (B)(ii), the exact boundaries of the zone;
(D)  the designation of which expires not later
than the 30th anniversary of the date of designation.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.