Section 379B.008 - Powers and Duties of Board(a) The board of an authority shall, if consistent with the purposes for which the authority was created under Section 378.003:(1) monitor the proposed closing of the defense base;(2) manage and operate the defense base transition and development on behalf of the municipality that established the authority;(3) review options related to the most appropriate use of the defense base;(4) conduct a study on issues related to the closure, conversion, redevelopment, and future use of the defense base;(5) formulate, adopt, and implement a plan to convert and redevelop the defense base;(6) submit the plan to an appropriate agency or agencies of the federal government; and(7) manage the property used for a base efficiency project.(b) For the base property and areas adjacent to the base property the board shall: (1) promote economic development;(2) attempt to reduce unemployment;(3) encourage the development of new industry by private businesses; and(4) encourage financing of projects designated under Section 379B.009.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 379B.008
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 257, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2001. Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.008 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), 3, eff. 9/1/2003.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. 8/30/1999.