H.B. No. 3066
AN ACT
relating to the qualification of an area inside a base defense
authority as an enterprise zone.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2303.101, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2303.101. QUALIFICATION FOR ENTERPRISE ZONE
DESIGNATION. An area automatically qualifies for designation as an
enterprise zone if the area is:
(1) a block group, as defined by the most recent
federal decennial census available at the time of designation, in
which at least 20 percent of the residents of the block group have
an income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level;
(2) an area designated by the federal government as a
renewal community, a federal empowerment zone, or a federal
enterprise community, including any developable area approved by
the federal agency responsible for making that designation; [or]
(3) an area located in a distressed county; or
(4) an area inside the boundaries of a defense base
development authority established under Chapter 379B, Local
Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3066 was passed by the House on May 2,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3066 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor