1. (a) An ordinance or order designating an area as a development zone must:

   1. (1) describe precisely the area to be included in the zone by a legal description or by reference to roadways, lakes, waterways, or municipal or county boundaries;
   2. (2) state a finding that the area meets the requirements of this chapter;

   3. (3) summarize briefly the:

      1. (A) incentives, including tax incentives, that the designating body chooses to apply to businesses in the area; or
      2. (B) programs to be developed to affect businesses in the area; and
   4. (4) designate the area as a development zone.

2. (b) The incentives or programs summarized under Subsection (a)(3) must include:

   1. (1) an incentive that does not apply to all businesses located in the jurisdiction of a governmental entity that designated the area as a development zone;
   2. (2) an incentive or program designed to improve the skills of the local labor pool; and
   3. (3) an incentive or program designed to address infrastructure, housing, or other elements essential to improving quality of life.
3. (c) This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from extending additional incentives, including tax incentives, to business enterprises in a development zone by a separate ordinance or order.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.