Sec. 681.153.  CITY OF BEAUMONT; JEFFERSON COUNTY; PORT OF BEAUMONT NAVIGATION DISTRICT; OR CERTAIN OTHER CORPORATIONS OR ENTITIES.  (a)  This section applies to:
(1)  the City of Beaumont;
(2)  the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce;
(3)  Jefferson County;
(4)  the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County;
(5)  the Beaumont Economic Development Foundation, a nonprofit corporation organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), with offices at Beaumont, Jefferson County; or
(6)  any other corporation organized under the laws of this state and designated by the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County.
(b)  A corporation or entity listed in or described by Subsection (a) may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone and subzones in Beaumont, Jefferson County, or another location in the portion of the Port Arthur Customs District located in this state.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.