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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount the Texas Military Preparedness Commission |
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may grant to local governmental entities for certain purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 436.202(b) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission may not make a grant for an amount less |
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than $50,000 or an amount more than the lesser of: |
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(1) 50 percent of the amount of matching money or |
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investment that the local governmental entity is required to |
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provide, subject to Subsection (c); |
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(2) 50 percent of the local governmental entity's |
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investment for purposes described by Section 436.203 if federal |
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assistance is unavailable; or |
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(3) $5 [$2] million. |
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(c) If the local governmental entity demonstrates to the |
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commission that, because of a limited budget, the entity lacks the |
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resources necessary to provide 50 percent of the amount of matching |
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money or investment that the entity is required to provide, the |
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commission may make a grant in an amount of not more than 80 percent |
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of the amount of that matching money or investment requirement but |
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may not make a grant in an amount that exceeds $5 [$2] million. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |