Sec. 436.105. MILITARY BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE TASK FORCE; EXPIRATION DATE. (a) The commission shall establish a task force to seek advice to prepare for possible action by the United States Department of Defense related to the realignment or closure of military installations in this state.

(b) The task force established under this section must consist of not more than seven members who have demonstrated experience or expertise in the United States Department of Defense's base realignment and closure process.

(b-1) A member of the task force is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses.

(c) The task force established under this section shall:

(1) confer with defense communities and military installations located in this state to identify strategies, policies, plans, projects, and other ways to improve base realignment scores; and

(2) advise and make recommendations to the commission and legislature on any strategy, policy, plan, project, or action the task force believes will strengthen the defense communities and military installations in the state and prevent the closure or a significant reduction of the operations of the military installations.

(c-1) Any information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained by or for the task force is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552 only during the task force's existence.

(d) The task force is abolished and this section expires September 1, 2023.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 (S.B. 1200), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (S.B. 1358), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (S.B. 1358), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 575 (S.B. 751), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 83 (S.B. 1443), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.