The commission must submit a report to the governor and legislature by July 1 of each even-numbered year, may update it in odd-numbered years, and must meet and cooperate with state agencies on defense-related reporting and issues.
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 active military installations, communities that depend on military installations, and defense-related businesses in this state. The commission may update the report in an odd-numbered year. The report must include: (1) an economic impact statement describing in detail the effect of the military on the economy of this state; (2) a statewide assessment of active military installations and current missions; (3) a statewide strategy to attract new military missions and defense-related business and include specific actions that add military value to existing military installations; (4) a list of state and federal activities that have significant impact on active military installations and current missions; (5) a statement identifying: (A) the state and federal programs and services that assist communities impacted by military base closures or realignments and the efforts to coordinate those programs; and (B) the efforts to coordinate state agency programs and services that assist communities in retaining active military installations and current missions; (6) an evaluation of initiatives to retain existing defense-related businesses; (7) a list of agencies with regulations, policies, programs, or services that impact the operating costs or strategic value of federal military installations and activities in the state; and (8) a summary of the commission's meetings with the Texas Commanders Council under Section 436.101(b), including recommendations, goals, and challenges based on those meetings. (c) State agencies shall cooperate with and assist the commission in the preparation of the report required under Subsection (b), including providing information about regulations, policies, programs, and services that may impact communities dependent on military installations, defense-related businesses, and the viability of existing Texas military missions. (d) The commission shall periodically meet with each state agency that has defense-related programs or is engaged in a project in a defense-dependent community and with each member of the legislature whose district contains an active, closed, or realigned military installation to discuss defense-related issues and the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the report required under Subsection (b). Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 396 (S.B. 1481), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 3302), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 (S.B. 1200), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 (S.B. 1200), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.