Sec. 2303.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The bank shall administer and monitor the implementation of this chapter.
(a-1) The bank shall compile data identifying the block groups in this state that automatically qualify for designation as enterprise zones under this chapter using the poverty data available from the most recent federal decennial census. The bank shall update the block group information as soon as practicable after the date on which the next federal decennial census is released. The bank shall make the information and updates available in an electronic format on the office's Internet website.
(a-2) The bank shall annually compile data identifying the distressed counties in this state that automatically qualify for designation as enterprise zones under this chapter.
(b) The bank shall establish criteria and procedures for designating a project or activity of a qualified business as an enterprise project.
(c) The office shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1243 (H.B. 1659), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
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