Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	85R1106 AAF-F
2	2	By: Hall S.B. No. 99
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the abolishment of the Music, Film, Television, and
8	8	Multimedia Office in the office of the governor and other
9	9	incentives for media productions.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 444.030(b), Government Code, is amended
12	12	to read as follows:
13	13	(b) The commission shall enter into an agreement as required
14	14	by Subsection (a) with the:
15	15	(1) Texas [Central] Education Agency regarding the
16	16	arts in education program in the public schools; and
17	17	(2) office of the governor [Music, Film, Television,
18	18	and Multimedia Office in the governor's office regarding work with
19	19	the state's music and film industries; and
20	20	[(3) Texas Department of Commerce], Texas Department
21	21	of Transportation, and Parks and Wildlife Department regarding
22	22	state tourism promotion efforts.
23	23	SECTION 2. Section 2155.444(h), Government Code, is amended
24	24	to read as follows:
25	25	(h) The [Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office
26	26	within the] office of the governor has exclusive rulemaking
27	27	authority for purposes of:
28	28	(1) determining whether an advertising campaign is
29	29	subject to the requirements of this section;
30	30	(2) establishing a bid process for purposes of the
31	31	services described by Subsection (f); and
32	32	(3) establishing criteria to determine whether a
33	33	commercial production company or advertising agency is located in
34	34	this state for the purposes of this section.
35	35	SECTION 3. Section 2165.008(a)(1), Government Code, is
36	36	amended to read as follows:
37	37	(1) "Office" means the office of the governor [Music,
38	38	Film, Television, and Multimedia Office].
39	39	SECTION 4. Section 151.317(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
40	40	as follows:
41	41	(a) Subject to Sections 151.1551, 151.359, and 151.3595 and
42	42	Subsection (d) of this section, gas and electricity are exempted
43	43	from the taxes imposed by this chapter when sold for:
44	44	(1) residential use;
45	45	(2) use in powering equipment exempt under Section
46	46	151.318 [or 151.3185] by a person processing tangible personal
47	47	property for sale as tangible personal property, other than
48	48	preparation or storage of prepared food described by Section
49	49	151.314(c-2);
50	50	(3) use in lighting, cooling, and heating in the
51	51	manufacturing area during the actual manufacturing or processing of
52	52	tangible personal property for sale as tangible personal property,
53	53	other than preparation or storage of prepared food described by
54	54	Section 151.314(c-2);
55	55	(4) use directly in exploring for, producing, or
56	56	transporting, a material extracted from the earth;
57	57	(5) use in agriculture, including dairy or poultry
58	58	operations and pumping for farm or ranch irrigation;
59	59	(6) use directly in electrical processes, such as
60	60	electroplating, electrolysis, and cathodic protection;
61	61	(7) use directly in the off-wing processing, overhaul,
62	62	or repair of a jet turbine engine or its parts for a certificated or
63	63	licensed carrier of persons or property;
64	64	(8) use directly in providing, under contracts with or
65	65	on behalf of the United States government or foreign governments,
66	66	defense or national security-related electronics, classified
67	67	intelligence data processing and handling systems, or
68	68	defense-related platform modifications or upgrades;
69	69	(9) use directly by a data center or large data center
70	70	project that is certified by the comptroller as a qualifying data
71	71	center under Section 151.359 or a qualifying large data center
72	72	project under Section 151.3595 in the processing, storage, and
73	73	distribution of data;
74	74	(10) a direct or indirect use, consumption, or loss of
75	75	electricity by an electric utility engaged in the purchase of
76	76	electricity for resale; or
77	77	(11) use in timber operations, including pumping for
78	78	irrigation of timberland.
79	79	SECTION 5. Section 504.639(b), Transportation Code, is
80	80	amended to read as follows:
81	81	(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
82	82	costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates
83	83	shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund [Texas
84	84	Music Foundation account established by Section 7.027, Education
85	85	Code].
86	86	SECTION 6. The following statutes are repealed:
87	87	(1) Section 7.027, Education Code;
88	88	(2) Section 403.029, Government Code;
89	89	(3) Chapters 485 and 485A, Government Code; and
90	90	(4) Sections 151.3185 and 151.3415, Tax Code.
91	91	SECTION 7. (a) The Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia
92	92	Office in the office of the governor is abolished.
93	93	(b) All records and other property in the custody of the
94	94	Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office are transferred to
95	95	the office of the governor.
96	96	(c) All unobligated and unexpended appropriations of the
97	97	Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office lapse.
98	98	(d) All donations, gifts, and grants made to the Music,
99	99	Film, Television, and Multimedia Office shall be transferred to the
100	100	office of the governor to be used for purposes consistent with the
101	101	mission of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office.
102	102	SECTION 8. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections
103	103	151.317, 151.3185, and 151.3415, Tax Code, do not affect tax
104	104	liability accruing before the effective date of this Act. That
105	105	liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been enacted,
106	106	and the former law is continued in effect for the collection of
107	107	taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of the liability
108	108	for those taxes.
109	109	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.