81R8438 JE-D
By: Pitts H.B. No. 1486
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority to establish, operate, and maintain a
foreign trade zone and subzones in Ellis County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 681.170, Business & Commerce Code, as
effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 681.170. CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN [TRADE ZONE CORPORATION].
The City of Midlothian [Trade Zone Corporation, organized under the
laws of this state,] may apply for and accept a grant of authority
to establish, operate, and maintain:
(1) a foreign trade zone in Midlothian, Ellis County,
adjacent to the port limits of the Dallas-Fort Worth port of entry;
and
(2) other subzones in Ellis County.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.