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1	1		85R13078 CLG/LED-D
2		-	By: Button H.B. No. 3172
	2	+	By: Button, Alvarado, Springer, Gooden, H.B. No. 3172
	3	+	Murphy, et al.
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5	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	7		AN ACT
7	8		relating to the establishment of an electronic information and
8	9		application system for state incentives for economic development
9	10		purposes.
10	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	12		SECTION 1. Subtitle G, Title 10, Government Code, is
12	13		amended by adding Chapter 2301 to read as follows:
13	14		CHAPTER 2301. ELECTRONIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
14	15		INFORMATION AND APPLICATION SYSTEM
15	16		Sec. 2301.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
16	17		(1) "Department," "electronic government project,"
17	18		and "state electronic Internet portal" have the meanings assigned
18	19		by Section 2054.003.
19	20		(2) "Monetary incentive" means a grant, loan, or other
20	21		form of monetary incentive paid from state revenues, including a
21	22		state trust fund, that a business entity or other person may receive
22	23		in exchange for or as a result of conducting an activity with an
23	24		economic development purpose.
24	25		(3) "State agency" means a department, commission,
25	26		board, office, council, authority, or other state agency in the
26	27		executive branch of state government.
27	28		(4) "Tax incentive" means any exemption, deduction,
28	29		credit, exclusion, waiver, rebate, discount, deferral, or other
29	30		abatement or reduction of state tax liability of a business entity
30	31		or other person that the person may receive in exchange for or as a
31	32		result of conducting an activity with an economic development
32	33		purpose.
33	34		Sec. 2301.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT. The department
34	35		shall establish an electronic government project to develop an
35	36		Internet website accessible through the state electronic Internet
36	37		portal that:
37	38		(1) provides a single location that a business entity
38	39		considering relocating to or expanding in this state may use to
39	40		receive information relating to state monetary and tax incentives
40	41		for which the entity may be qualified;
41	42		(2) includes an interactive tool that allows a
42	43		business entity to determine whether the entity may be eligible for
43	44		any state monetary or tax incentive in this state;
44	45		(3) allows, when feasible, the business entity to fill
45	46		out one application for all:
46	47		(A) state monetary incentives for which the
47	48		entity may be eligible; and
48	49		(B) state tax incentives for which the entity may
49	50		be eligible, other than a tax incentive for which the entity, or a
50	51		transaction involving the entity, qualifies for by operation of
51	52		law; and
52	53		(4) allows, when feasible, for the application to be
53	54		submitted to each state agency that offers the monetary or tax
54	55		incentive described by Subdivision (3).
55	56		Sec. 2301.003. ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING PROJECT;
56	57		COORDINATION. In establishing and operating the electronic
57	58		government project under this chapter, the department, in
58	59		coordination with the Texas Economic Development and Tourism
59	60		Office, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the comptroller, shall
60	61		direct, coordinate, and assist state agencies in establishing and
61	62		using:
62	63		(1) a common electronic application and reporting
63	64		system, including:
64	65		(A) a standard format for announcing monetary and
65	66		tax incentive opportunities, including monetary and tax incentives
66	67		from:
67	68		(i) the Texas Enterprise Fund under Section
68	69		481.078;
69	70		(ii) the moving image industry incentive
70	71		program under Subchapter B, Chapter 485; and
71	72		(iii) the skills development fund program
72	73		under Chapter 303, Labor Code;
73	74		(B) standard data elements for use in creating
74	75		monetary and tax incentive opportunity announcement summaries,
75	76		including existing monetary and tax incentives and search
76	77		functions; and
77	78		(C) a common application form for a person to use
78	79		in applying for the following from multiple state agencies:
79	80		(i) all state monetary incentives for which
80	81		the entity may be eligible; and
81	82		(ii) all state tax incentives for which the
82	83		entity may be eligible, other than a tax incentive for which the
83	84		entity, or a transaction involving the entity, qualifies for by
84	85		operation of law; and
85	86		(2) a process for:
86	87		(A) improving interagency coordination of
87	88		information collection and sharing of data relating to monetary and
88	89		tax incentives; and
89	90		(B) improving the timeliness, completeness, and
90	91		quality of applications received by a state agency for monetary and
91	92		tax incentives described by Subdivision (1).
92	93		SECTION 2. Section 303.005(a), Labor Code, is amended to
93	94		read as follows:
94	95		(a) An employer may not apply both to a public community or
95	96		technical college for customized training and assessment from the
96	97		college through a grant issued to the college under the skills
97	98		development fund program established under this chapter and for a
98	99		grant under the Texas Enterprise Fund program established under
99	100		Subchapter E, Chapter 481, Government Code, unless the employer and
100	101		the college file an application for concurrent participation in
101	102		both programs using a common electronic application under Section
102	103		2301.003, Government Code [that complies with any rules adopted by
103	104		the Texas Workforce Commission on concurrent participation].
104	105		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.