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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 GOVERNMENT CODE
 Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
 Subtitle F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
 Chapter 486. ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AREA AFFECTED BY DEFENSE RESTRUCTURING  
 Subchapter A. GRANTS TO LOCAL AREAS AFFECTED BY DEFENSE BASE RESTRUCTURING  

  Sec. 486.002. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES    

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  • (a) The commission shall administer this chapter, and the office shall monitor the implementation of this chapter.

    (b) The commission shall establish criteria and procedures and award grants equitably based on evaluations. In awarding grants under this chapter, the commission shall give a preference to adversely affected defense communities over positively affected defense communities.

    (c) The commission may use an amount equal to not more than two percent of the total amount of grants authorized during each biennium to administer this chapter and other law relating to readjustment of defense communities.

    (d) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 918, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1280 , Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 43 , Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2009.