Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 485.005. ADVISORS. (a) The office may appoint advisors to assist in the administration of this chapter. (b) An advisor serves without compensation but is entitled to necessary and actual expenses incurred in performing duties under this chapter. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg.…

Sec. 485.006. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The office may accept gifts, grants, and other funds specifically designated by the donor or grantor for use in developing the music, film, television, and multimedia industries of this state. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, Sec. 2…

Sec. 485.007. MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, AND MULTIMEDIA FUND. The music, film, television, and multimedia fund is in the state treasury. The continued existence of this fund is determined by the provisions of S.B. No. 3, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991. All g…

Sec. 485.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "In-state spending" means the amount of money spent in Texas by a production company during the production and completion of a moving image project, including the amount spent on wages to Texas residents. The term does not includ…

Sec. 485.022. MOVING IMAGE INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2035 (a) The office shall administer a grant program for production companies that produce moving image projects in this state: (1) using money from the incentive fund; or (2) …

Sec. 485.0225. TEXAS MOVING IMAGE INDUSTRY INCENTIVE FUND. (a) In this section, "trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company. (b) The Texas moving image industry incentive fund is established as a fund outside the state treasury to be held and invested by th…

Sec. 485.023. QUALIFICATION. To qualify for a grant under this subchapter: (1) a production company must have spent a minimum of: (A) $250,000 in in-state spending for a film or television program; or (B) $100,000 in in-state spending for a commercial or series of commercials, an…

Sec. 485.024. GRANT. Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2035 (a) Except as provided by Section 485.025, for a moving image project that is: (1) a feature film, a television program other than a reality television program, or a visual effects project for a feature fi…

Sec. 485.025. ADDITIONAL GRANT FOR UNDERUTILIZED AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS. In addition to the grant calculated under Section 485.024, a production company that spends at least 25 percent of a moving image project's filming days in an underutilized and economically distre…

Sec. 485.026. STATE DEBT. If a production company owes money to the state at the time the production company is awarded a grant under this subchapter, the office shall offset the amount owed to the state from the amount awarded. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 342 (S.B. 1142),…

Sec. 485.027. WORKFORCE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES. (a) The office may contract with public junior colleges, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or Texas nonprofit organizations to create a moving image industry personnel training program for developing and expan…

Sec. 485.028. FILM ARCHIVE PROGRAM. (a) The office may contract with an organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide technical resources regarding archiving moving image projects, improving public access to the movin…

Sec. 485.041. DEFINITIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the definitions in Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code, apply to this subchapter. (b) In this subchapter: (1) "Mixed beverage gross receipts tax" means the tax imposed by Subchapter B, Chapter 183, Tax Code. (…

Sec. 485.042. TEXAS MUSIC INCUBATOR REBATE PROGRAM. (a) The office shall administer the Texas music incubator rebate program under which the office shall provide to eligible music venues and eligible music festival promoters from money appropriated from the Texas music incubator …

Sec. 485.043. ELIGIBILITY FOR REBATE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to qualify for a rebate under the program, a music venue or music festival promoter, for at least the two years preceding the date on which the music venue or promoter, as applicable, submits an appli…

Sec. 485.044. REBATE APPLICATION. (a) The office shall: (1) subject to Subsection (b), prescribe the application form for obtaining a rebate under the program; and (2) establish an online portal on the office's public Internet website that allows a music venue or music festival p…

Sec. 485.045. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS; REBATES. (a) After reviewing applications for a rebate under the program, the office shall grant rebates to eligible music venues and music festival promoters that the office determines provide or have committed to provide the most economic b…

Sec. 485.046. TEXAS MUSIC INCUBATOR ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas music incubator account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of: (1) money deposited to the credit of the account under Sections 151.801(f) and 183.023(c), Tax Code; (2) gifts, grant…

Sec. 485.047. RULES. The office shall adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this subchapter. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 609), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.