Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 436.053. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. (a) A public member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement, from commission funds, for the travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the commission, as provided by t…

Sec. 436.054. MEETINGS. (a) The commission shall meet at least quarterly. The commission may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by the rules of the commission. (b) The commission is a governmental body for purposes of the open meetings law, Ch…

Sec. 436.055. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with …

Sec. 436.056. REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a public member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 436.051(b); (2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by …

Sec. 436.0561. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this …

Sec. 436.057. DIRECTOR; STAFF. (a) The commission shall, subject to approval of the governor, hire a director to serve as the chief executive officer of the commission and to perform the administrative duties of the commission. (b) The director shall hire at least one full-time e…

Sec. 436.058. PUBLIC ACCESS. The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. …

Sec. 436.059. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. (a) The director or the director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, d…

Sec. 436.060. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The director or the director's designee shall provide to members of the commission and to commission employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this chapter, includ…

Sec. 436.062. COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the commission. The file must include: (1) the name of the person who filed the complaint; (2) the date the complaint is received by the commission; (3) the subject matter of t…

Sec. 436.063. USE OF ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES. (a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of commission rules; and (2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedure…

Sec. 436.064. TECHNOLOGY POLICY. The commission shall develop and implement a policy requiring the director and commission employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutio…

Sec. 436.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission shall advise the governor and the legislature on defense and military issues. (b) The commission shall meet not less than once each year with the Texas Commanders Council to: (1) discuss the goals and challenges facing m…

Sec. 436.102. CONSULTING AGREEMENTS. With prior approval of the governor, the commission may enter into an agreement with a consulting firm to provide information and assistance on a pending decision of the United States Department of Defense or other federal agency regarding the…

Sec. 436.103. BIENNIAL REPORT; ANNUAL MEETING. (a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002. (b) Not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature about the ac…

Sec. 436.104. COORDINATING ASSISTANCE FOR EVALUATION OF MILITARY BASE. When a commander of a military installation receives a copy of the evaluation criteria for the base under the United States Department of Defense base realignment or closure process, the base commander may req…

Sec. 436.1051. MILITARY BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE TASK FORCE; PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. (a) On the abolishment of the military base realignment and closure task force, the task force shall transfer all information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained by or…

Sec. 436.152. ANALYSIS OF PROJECTS THAT ADD MILITARY OR DEFENSE VALUE; FINANCING. (a) A defense community may submit the community's military base or defense facility value enhancement statement prepared under Chapter 397, Local Government Code, to the commission. (b) On receivin…

Sec. 436.153. LOANS. (a) The commission may provide a loan of financial assistance to a defense community for a project that will enhance the military or defense value of a military base or defense facility located in, near, or adjacent to the defense community. The loan shall be…

Sec. 436.1531. LOANS FOR COMMUNITIES ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY DEFENSE BASE REDUCTION. (a) The commission may provide a loan of financial assistance to a defense community for an economic development project that minimizes the negative effects of a defense base reduction on the defen…

Sec. 436.1532. LOANS FOR COMMUNITIES POSITIVELY AFFECTED BY DEFENSE BASE RESTRUCTURING. (a) The commission may provide a loan of financial assistance to a defense community for an infrastructure project to accommodate new or expanded military missions assigned to a military base …

Sec. 436.1533. USE OF LOAN PROCEEDS TO PAY OTHER DEBT INCURRED TO FINANCE PROJECT. A defense community awarded a loan of financial assistance from the Texas military value revolving loan account for an eligible project under this subchapter may use a portion of the loan proceeds …

Sec. 436.154. LOAN PROCESS. (a) The commission shall adopt rules, in consultation with the Texas Public Finance Authority, that contain the criteria for evaluating the credit of a loan applicant and the financial feasibility of a project. The commission, in consultation with the …

Sec. 436.155. INCURRENCE OF DEBT BY PUBLIC ENTITY. (a) A defense community in this state may borrow money from the state, including by direct loan, based on the credit of the defense community to finance a project included in the community's military base or defense facility valu…

Sec. 436.156. TEXAS MILITARY VALUE REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas military value revolving loan account is an account in the general revenue fund. (b) The account may be used only for loans made under this subchapter. (c) The commission shall deposit to the credit of the a…

Sec. 436.157. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The commission may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any source for the purposes of this chapter. The commission shall deposit a gift or grant to the credit of the specific account that is established for the purpose for which the gift or gr…

Sec. 436.158. ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES FOR MILITARY VALUE ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas Public Finance Authority may issue and sell general obligation bonds and notes of the state, as authorized by Section 49-n, Article III, Texas Constitution, for the purpose of p…

Sec. 436.159. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED. In accordance with Section 49-n, Article III, Texas Constitution, general revenue is to be appropriated to the Texas Public Finance Authority in an amount determined by the authority to be necessary to pay the principal, premium if any, and i…

Sec. 436.201. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT. (a) The following local governmental entities are eligible for a grant under this subchapter: (1) a municipality or county that is a defense community; (2) a regional planning commission that has a defense community within its boundaries; (3) …

Sec. 436.202. GRANT CRITERIA. (a) From money appropriated for this purpose, the commission may make a grant to an eligible local governmental entity to: (1) enable the entity to match money or meet an investment requirement necessary to receive federal assistance provided to the …

Sec. 436.203. USE OF PROCEEDS. (a) A local governmental entity may use the proceeds of a grant awarded under this subchapter for the purchase of property, including the purchase of property from the United States Department of Defense or its designated agent, new construction, re…

Sec. 436.204. APPLICATION FOR GRANT. (a) A local governmental entity may apply for a grant under this subchapter to the commission on a form prescribed by the commission. The commission shall establish periodic application cycles to enable the evaluation of groups of applicants. …

Sec. 436.205. EVALUATION OF APPLICATION. The commission shall evaluate each grant application and assign the applicant a score based on: (1) the significance of the adverse or positive effect within the local governmental entity; and (2) any other criteria established by the comm…

Sec. 436.206. MAKING OF GRANT. The commission shall use the scores assigned under Section 436.205 to determine whether to make a grant to an applicant. The commission may not make a grant unless the legislature has appropriated the money for the grant. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Le…