AI-assisted research summary: The comptroller must create a public online Local Development Agreement Database and keep required agreement information accessible there.
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; (C) an agreement entered into by a local government under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or (D) 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 consolidated searchable data tool, to be known as the Local Development 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 and contact information of any entity or the entity's agent that entered into the agreement with the local government, including the business address and any assumed names of the entity; (6) the date on which the agreement went into effect and the date and terms on which the agreement expires; (7) the focus or scope of the agreement; (8) an electronic copy of the agreement; (9) the name and contact information of the individual reporting the information to the comptroller; (10) the total monetary value of the agreement; and (11) the source of the money used or type of tax implicated by the agreement, including a sales and use tax, ad valorem tax, or hotel occupancy tax. (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. (h) The comptroller may prescribe the form and manner in which a local government must submit information under Subsection (c). Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 208 (H.B. 2404), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 354 (S.B. 1340), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2024. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 354 (S.B. 1340), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2024.