HB 1253 (2009) -  Statewide Legacy Communities Initiative

General Bill by Bullard
Statewide Legacy Communities Initiative: Establishes statewide legacy communities initiative; provides requirements & goals concerning provision of services or assistance to legacy communities; creates Urban Empowerment Corporation within DCA; provides that corporation is instrumentality of state for sovereign immunity purposes; subjects corporation to open records & meetings requirements; exempts corporation from specified procurement law; provides that corporation is subject to specified laws concerning ethical requirements; prohibits corporation from creating subsidiaries; provides that corporation does not supplant, replace, or direct existing operations or other programs; provides for management of corporation by board of directors; requires board of directors to develop & implement plan of action; requires corporation to establish legacy consulting team that meets specified criteria; specifies that deliverables team must provide for legacy communities; provides criteria for funding proposals concerning legacy community initiative; requires corporation to issue RFPs; requires acceptance by residents of legacy community; provides requirements for board of directors concerning revitalization plans of legacy communities; designates pilot legacy community; specifies additional communities to be included in initiative; provides appropriation.
Effective Date: July 1, 2009
Last Event: Died in Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 292 Subject: Statewide Legacy Communities Initiative [EPSC] Relationship: Identical

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:47 PM Member: Committee: Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:47 PM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Version: __
Event: H Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:47 PM Member: Committee: Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:47 PM Member: Committee: Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee Time: 03/09/2009 - 9:47 PM Member: Committee: Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2009 - 10:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/27/2009 - 7:48 AM Member: Bullard Committee: Version: __