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Government Code - CHAPTER 2303 Page 5 of 28 (iv) the area is part of a disaster area declared by the state or federal government during the preceding 18 months; or (v) the area has had a substantial increase in the number of individuals younger than 18 years of age arrested due to criminal activity. (b) Labor force and population data are considered current if: (1) they are the most recently published estimates; or (2) the enterprise zone application containing the data is received by the department before the 61st day after the date revised estimates of that data are published. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 985, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. § 2303.103. Nomination of Enterprise Zone (a) The governing body of a municipality or county, individually or in combination with other municipalities or counties, by ordinance or order, as appropriate, may nominate as an enterprise zone an area within its jurisdiction that meets the criteria under Section 2303.101. (b) Unless the nominating body holds a public hearing before adopting an ordinance or order under this section, the ordinance or order is not valid. (c) The governing body of a county may not nominate territory in a municipality, including extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to be included in a proposed enterprise zone unless the governing body of the municipality also nominates the territory and together with the county files a joint application under Section 2303.105. (d) The governing bodies of a combination of municipalities or counties may not jointly nominate an area as an enterprise zone unless the governing bodies have entered into a binding agreement to administer the zone j ointly. (e) Notwithstanding Subsections (c) and (d), the governing body of a county with a population of 750,000 or more may nominate territory in that county that is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality to be included in one or more of the county's enterprise zones, and the county shall administer a zone that is established as the result of the nomination. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. § 2303.104. Nominating Ordinance or Order (a) An ordinance or order nominating an area as an enterprise zone must: (1) describe precisely the area to be included in the zone by a legal description or reference to roadways, lakes, waterways, or municipal or county boundaries; (2) state a finding that the area meets the requirements of this chapter; ://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/go/go230300.html 1/12/2002