Sec. 397A.052. CREATION OF REGIONAL MILITARY SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. (a) This section applies only to:

(1) a county:

(A) in which three or more locations of a joint military base are located; and

(B) with a population of more than 1.7 million;

(2) a county that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) a municipality located in a county described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) One or more municipalities with extraterritorial jurisdiction located within five miles of the boundary line of a military installation and one or more counties with unincorporated area located within five miles of the boundary of a military installation may agree by order, ordinance, or other means to establish and fund a regional military sustainability commission under this subchapter with respect to the military installation.

(c) A commission's territory consists of the area:

(1) located outside the military installation's boundaries and:

(A) within two miles of the boundary line of a military installation, except as provided by Paragraph (B); or

(B) for a commission established for a military installation engaged in flight training at the time the commission is established, within a rectangle bounded by lines located no farther than 1-1/2 statute miles from the centerline of a runway of the installation and lines located no farther than five statute miles from each end of the paved surface of a runway of the installation;

(2) located in:

(A) the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a participating municipality; or

(B) the unincorporated area of a participating county; and

(3) designated as the commission's territory when the commission is established.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) This subchapter shall be narrowly construed in conformity with the findings and purposes under Section 397A.001.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1320 (H.B. 2919), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 2232), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 2232), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.