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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Subtitle C. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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Chapter 397. STRATEGIC PLANNING RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS |
Sec. 397.002. DEFENSE BASE MILITARY VALUE ENHANCEMENT STATEMENT
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(a) A defense community that applies for financial assistance from the Texas military value revolving loan account under Section 436.153, Government Code, shall prepare, in consultation with the authorities from each defense base associated with the community, a defense base military value enhancement statement that illustrates specific ways the funds will enhance the military value of the installations and must include the following information for each project:
(1) the purpose for which financial assistance is requested, including a description of the project;
(2) the source of other funds for the project;
(3) a statement on how the project will enhance the military value of the installation;
(4) whether the defense community has coordinated the project with authorities of the military installation and whether any approval has been obtained from those authorities;
(5) whether any portion of the project is to occur on the military installation;
(6) whether the project will have any negative impact on the natural or cultural environment;
(7) a description of any known negative factors arising from the project that will affect the community or the military installation; and
(8) a description of how the project will address future base realignment or closure.
(b) The Texas Military Preparedness Commission may require a defense community to provide any additional information the commission requires to evaluate the community's request for financial assistance under this section.
(c) Two or more defense communities near the same defense base that apply for financial assistance from the Texas military value revolving loan account may prepare a joint statement.
(d) A copy of the defense base military value enhancement statement shall be distributed to the authorities of each defense base included in the statement and the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.
(e) This section does not prohibit a defense community that is not applying for financial assistance from preparing a defense base military value enhancement statement under this section.