To the extent funding is available and for the purpose of operating, managing, and providing services or facilities for the center, the commission shall contract with a private postsecondary educational institution that:

1. (1) is a member of the Association of American Universities;
2. (2) has an enrollment of at least 3,000 students; and
3. (3) is located in a municipality in the Gulf Coast Region with a population of 1.8 million or more.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 676 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.