Chapter 122. TEMPORARY USE OF STATE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS BY TELEVISION OR FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES
The Office of the Governor, Texas Film Commission (Commission) adopts new Chapter 122, §§122.1 - 122.11, concerning the temporary use of state buildings and grounds by television or film production companies, as well as their use for free for 7 days each fiscal year. These rules are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the February 15, 2008, issue of the Texas Register (33 TexReg 1212) and will not be republished.
These rules establish the requirements and procedures for the temporary use of any state buildings or grounds for production activity, as well as the requirements for receiving the use without charge. Legislation enacted in 2007 set forth these guidelines and established the oversight by the Texas Film Commission for the use of the state property.
The rules provide a clearer understanding of how state property may be used for production activity and how the use of state property will be administered by the Commission.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the new rules.
The new rules are adopted pursuant to the Texas Government Code §2165.008 which directs the Commission to develop procedures to allow production companies to use state property for production activity, and Government Code, Chapter 2001, Subchapter B which prescribes the standards for rulemaking by state agencies.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 17, 2008.
TRD-200801471
Michael Bryant
Assistant General Counsel
Texas Film Commission
Effective date: April 6, 2008
Proposal publication date: February 15, 2008
For further information, please call: (512) 463-9200