Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties
Section 403.0246. Local Development Agreement Database

Sec. 403.0246. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DATABASE. (a) In this section:
(1) "Business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or state or national holiday.
(2) "Local development agreement" means:
(A) an agreement entered into by a municipality under Section 380.001 or 380.002, Local Government Code;
(B) an agreement entered into by a county under Section 381.004, Local Government Code; or
(C) any other agreement to grant or otherwise commit public money or other resources for economic development purposes by a local government under Chapter 380 or 381, Local Government Code.
(3) "Local government" includes:
(A) a municipality;
(B) a county;
(C) a county industrial commission under Section 381.001, Local Government Code; or
(D) a board of development under Section 381.002, Local Government Code.
(b) The comptroller shall create and make accessible on the Internet a database, to be known as the Chapter 380 and 381 Agreement Database, that contains information regarding all local development agreements in this state.
(c) For each local development agreement described by Subsection (b), the database must include:
(1) the name of the local government that entered into the agreement;
(2) a numerical code assigned to the local government by the comptroller;
(3) the address of the local government's administrative offices and public contact information;
(4) the name of the appropriate officer or other person representing the local government and that person's contact information;
(5) the name of any entity that entered into the agreement with the local government;
(6) the date on which the agreement went into effect and the date on which the agreement expires;
(7) the focus or scope of the agreement;
(8) an electronic copy of the agreement; and
(9) the name and contact information of the individual reporting the information to the comptroller.
(d) The comptroller may consult with the appropriate officer of, or other person representing, each local government that enters into a local development agreement to obtain the information necessary to operate and update the database.
(e) The comptroller shall enter into the database for access by the public the information described by Subsection (c) not later than the 15th business day after the date the comptroller receives the information from the providing local government. The information, including a copy of the agreement, must remain accessible to the public through the database during the period the agreement is in effect.
(f) The comptroller may not charge a fee to the public to access the database.
(g) The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 208 (H.B. 2404), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Government Code

Title 4 - Executive Branch

Subtitle A - Executive Officers

Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts

Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties

Section 403.011. General Powers

Section 403.0111. Distribution of Federal Tax Information

Section 403.0115. Reports Published on Internet

Section 403.0116. Municipal and County Budgets on Internet

Section 403.012. Acceptance of Federal Money or Property

Section 403.0121. Acceptance of Federal Money

Section 403.0122. Deposit of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Money

Section 403.013. Report to Governor

Section 403.0131. Appropriation Certification

Section 403.014. Report on Effect of Certain Tax Provisions

Section 403.0141. Report on Incidence of Tax

Section 403.0142. Report on Origin of Tax Revenue

Section 403.0143. Report on Use of General Revenue-Dedicated Accounts

Section 403.0145. Publication of Fees Schedule

Section 403.0147. Report on State Programs Not Funded by Appropriations

Section 403.015. Electronic Computing and Data Processing

Section 403.016. Electronic Funds Transfer

Section 403.0165. Payroll Deduction for State Employee Organization

Section 403.017. Custody of Security for Money and Deeds

Section 403.018. Assistance in Reconstructing Destroyed Records

Section 403.019. Contracts to Collect Out-of-State Debts

Section 403.0195. Contracts for Information About Property Recoverable by the State

Section 403.021. Encumbrance Reports

Section 403.0221. Performance Audit of Certain Transit Authorities

Section 403.023. Credit, Charge, and Debit Cards

Section 403.0231. Credit Card Agreement Benefitting State

Section 403.0232. Credit or Debit Card Agreement Benefiting Public Schools

Section 403.024. Searchable State Expenditure Database

Section 403.0241. Special Purpose District Public Information Database

Section 403.0242. Special Purpose District Noncompliance List

Section 403.0245. Availability on Internet of Certain Information on State Grants

Section 403.0246. Local Development Agreement Database

Section 403.0247. Noncompliance; Civil Penalty

Section 403.025. Federal Earned Income Tax Credit

Section 403.026. Electronic Storage and Maintenance of Records

Section 403.027. Digital Signatures

Section 403.0271. Authorizations to Debit State Accounts

Section 403.028. Strategies to Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

Section 403.029. Transfer of Certain Money to General Revenue Fund

Section 403.0301. Intellectual Property

Section 403.03058. Report on Occupational Licensing