| 1 | 1 | | 83R23793 RWG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Estes S.B. No. 1467 |
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| 3 | 3 | | (Otto) |
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| 4 | 4 | | Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1467: No. |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to economic development incentives for firearms |
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| 10 | 10 | | manufacturers, firearms accessory manufacturers, and ammunition |
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| 11 | 11 | | manufacturers. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 481, Government Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 481.0297 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 481.0297. FIREARMS, FIREARMS ACCESSORY, AND |
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| 16 | 16 | | AMMUNITION MANUFACTURERS. (a) The office shall facilitate the |
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| 17 | 17 | | location, relocation, or expansion to this state, and the retention |
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| 18 | 18 | | in this state, of firearms manufacturers, firearms accessory |
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| 19 | 19 | | manufacturers, and ammunition manufacturers, including by: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) identifying domestic and international firearms |
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| 21 | 21 | | manufacturers, firearms accessory manufacturers, and ammunition |
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| 22 | 22 | | manufacturers interested in expanding or relocating to this state; |
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| 23 | 23 | | and |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) issuing requests for proposals for the location, |
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| 25 | 25 | | relocation, or expansion to this state, and the retention in this |
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| 26 | 26 | | state, of firearms manufacturers, firearms accessory |
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| 27 | 27 | | manufacturers, and ammunition manufacturers. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) The office shall promptly: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) review each proposal received under this section; |
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| 30 | 30 | | and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) identify economic development incentives |
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| 32 | 32 | | available under this subtitle or other laws of this state for which |
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| 33 | 33 | | the proposal may be eligible. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (c) If the office determines a proposal received under this |
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| 35 | 35 | | section is eligible for funding under the Texas Enterprise Fund |
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| 36 | 36 | | established under Section 481.078, the governor may negotiate on |
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| 37 | 37 | | behalf of the state for a grant to be awarded from the fund. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the office |
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| 39 | 39 | | determines a proposal is eligible for economic development |
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| 40 | 40 | | incentives under this subtitle or other laws of this state, the |
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| 41 | 41 | | office may negotiate on behalf of the state with respect to the |
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| 42 | 42 | | issuance of those incentives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (e) Economic development incentives negotiated under this |
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| 44 | 44 | | section must be commensurate with the size and scope of the proposed |
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| 45 | 45 | | projects. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 47 | 47 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 48 | 48 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 49 | 49 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 50 | 50 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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