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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the cultural and fine arts district program |
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administered by the Texas Commission on the Arts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 444.031, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall develop: |
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(1) eligibility criteria for a designation under this |
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section; [and] |
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(2) procedures to administer the program created under |
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this section; |
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(3) a standardized tracking survey for visitors to |
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each designated district in order to collect information, including |
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visitor residence zip codes, for use by designated districts and |
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the commission; and |
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(4) annual performance measures for designated |
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districts to be published on the commission's Internet website. |
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(c) The commission shall: |
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(1) identify and advise districts of available state |
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incentives and opportunities, including programs of the: |
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(A) Department of Agriculture; |
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(B) Texas Department of Transportation; and |
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(C) office of the governor; and |
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(2) assist districts in applying for the incentives |
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and opportunities. |
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(d) A designated district shall meet performance measures |
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developed under Subsection (b) in order to maintain a designation |
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under this section. |
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(e) The commission may amend the boundaries of a district to |
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include private sector development. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |