TITLE: Relating to the cultural and fine arts district program administered by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

SUMMARY: Relating to the cultural and fine arts district program administered by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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