2005 Texas Government Code CHAPTER 485. MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, AND MULTIMEDIA INDUSTRIES

GOVERNMENT CODE

CHAPTER 485. MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, AND MULTIMEDIA INDUSTRIES

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS


	§ 485.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter, "office" means 
the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, § 29, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.


	§ 485.002. ESTABLISHMENT.  The Music, Film, Television, 
and Multimedia Office is established in the office of the governor.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, § 29, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.


	§ 485.003. DIRECTOR;  STAFF.  The governor may employ a 
director who may employ other employees necessary to carry out the 
office's duties.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, § 29, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.


	§ 485.004. PROMOTION;  DUTIES.  (a) The office shall 
promote the development of the music industry in the state by 
informing members of that industry and the public about the 
resources available in the state for music production.
	(b)  The office shall promote the development of the film, 
television, and multimedia industries in this state by informing 
members of those industries and the public of the resources 
available in this state for film, television, and multimedia 
production.
	(c)  State agencies and political subdivisions of this state 
shall cooperate with the office to the greatest extent possible to 
fully implement the goal of promoting the development of the music, 
film, television, and multimedia industries in this state.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, § 29, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.


	§ 485.005. ADVISORS.  (a) The office may appoint advisors 
to assist in the administration of this chapter.
	(b)  An advisor serves without compensation but is entitled 
to necessary and actual expenses incurred in performing duties 
under this chapter.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, § 29, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.


	§ 485.006. GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The office may accept 
gifts, grants, and other funds specifically designated by the donor 
or grantor for use in developing the music, film, television, and 
multimedia industries of this state.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, § 29, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.


	§ 485.007. MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, AND MULTIMEDIA 
FUND.  The music, film, television, and multimedia fund is in the 
state treasury.  The continued existence of this fund is determined 
by the provisions of S.B. No. 3, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1st 
Called Session, 1991.  All gifts, grants, and other funds received 
by the office under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of 
the fund and may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, § 29, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.

SUBCHAPTER B. FILM INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM


	§ 485.021. DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                                
		(1)  "Filmed entertainment" means a visual and sound 
production, including a:
			(A)  film;                                                                   
			(B)  television program;  or                                                 
			(C)  national or multistate commercial.                                      
		(2)  "Production company" includes a film production 
company, television production company, or film and television 
production company.
		(3)  "Texas resident" means an individual who has 
resided in Texas since the 60th day before the first day of 
principal photography on a filmed entertainment.
		(4)  "Underused area" includes any area of this state 
other than the metropolitan areas of Austin, Houston, or 
Dallas-Fort Worth.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 342, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.           


	§ 485.022. FILM INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.  (a) The 
office shall administer a grant program for production companies 
that produce filmed entertainments in this state, to the extent 
that gifts, grants, donations, or other money, including 
appropriations, are made available to the office for that purpose.
	(b)  The office shall develop a procedure for the submission 
of grant applications and the awarding of grants under this 
subchapter.  The procedure must include provisions relating to:
		(1)  methods by which an individual's Texas residency 
as described by Section 485.021(3) can be proved;  and
		(2)  requirements for the submission, before 
production of a filmed entertainment begins, of an estimate of 
total wages that will be paid to Texas residents.
	(c)  The office may accept gifts, grants, and donations for 
the purpose of implementing this subchapter.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 342, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.           


	§ 485.023. QUALIFICATION.  To qualify for a grant under 
this subchapter, a production company must pay a minimum of:
		(1)  $500,000 in wages to Texas residents for a film or 
television program;  or
		(2)  $50,000 in wages to Texas residents for a 
commercial or series of commercials.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 342, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.           


	§ 485.024. GRANT.  (a) Except as provided by Section 
485.025, a grant under this subchapter may not exceed the lesser of:
		(1)  20 percent of the wages paid to Texas residents for 
a filmed entertainment;  or
		(2)  $750,000.                                                                
	(b)  In calculating a grant amount under Subsection (a), the 
office may not include wages of persons, including an actor or 
director, employed in the production of a filmed entertainment that 
are:
		(1)  a major part of the production costs of the 
entertainment, as determined by the office;  and
		(2)  negotiated or spent before production begins.                            

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 342, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.           


	§ 485.025. ADDITIONAL GRANT FOR UNDERUSED AREAS.  In 
addition to the grant calculated under Section 485.024, a 
production company that spends at least 25 percent of a filmed 
entertainment's filming days in an underused area is eligible for 
an additional grant in an amount equal to five percent of the wages 
paid to Texas residents for the filmed entertainment.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 342, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.           


	§ 485.026. STATE DEBT.  If a production company owes 
money to the state at the time the production company is awarded a 
grant under this subchapter, the office shall offset the amount 
owed to the state from the amount awarded.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 342, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.