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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE |
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Title 15. CURRENCY AND TRADE |
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Subtitle C. TRADE ZONES |
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Chapter 681. FOREIGN TRADE ZONES |
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Subchapter D. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN TRADE ZONES |
Sec. 681.153. CITY OF BEAUMONT; JEFFERSON COUNTY; PORT OF BEAUMONT NAVIGATION DISTRICT; OR CERTAIN OTHER CORPORATIONS OR ENTITIES
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(a) This section applies to:
(1) the City of Beaumont;
(2) the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce;
(3) Jefferson County;
(4) the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County;
(5) the Beaumont Economic Development Foundation, a nonprofit corporation organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), with offices at Beaumont, Jefferson County; or
(6) any other corporation organized under the laws of this state and designated by the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County.
(b) A corporation or entity listed in or described by Subsection (a) may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone and subzones in Beaumont, Jefferson County, or another location in the portion of the Port Arthur Customs District located in this state.