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Government Code - CHAPTER 2303 Page 19 of 28 (2) the governing body of the enterprise zone making the application has demonstrated that a high level of cooperation exists among public, private, and neighborhood entities in the zone; (3) the designation will contribute significantly to the achievement of the plans of the governing body making the application for development and revitalization of the zone; and (4) if the business is seeking job retention benefits: (A) the permanent employees of the business will be permanently laid off; (B) the business will close down permanently; (C) the business will relocate out-of-state; (D) a 10 percent increase in the production capacity of the business will occur; (E) a 10 percent decrease in overall cost per unit produced will occur; or (F) the business facility has been legitimately destroyed or impaired because of fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, or any other natural disaster. (b) The department shall designate qualified businesses as enterprise projects on a competitive basis. The department shall establish a minimum scoring threshold that must be met by the qualified business applying for a project designation and make its designation decisions using a weighted scale in which: (1) 50 percent of the evaluation depends on the economic distress of: (A) the enterprise zone in which a proposed enterprise project is located; and (B) the area within the enterprise zone where the project is located; (2) 25 percent of the evaluation depends on the local effort to achieve development and revitalization of the enterprise zone; and (3) 25 percent of the evaluation depends on the evaluation criteria as determined by the department, which must include: (A) the level of cooperation and support the project applicant commits to the revitalization goals of the zone; and (B) the type and wage level of the jobs to be created or retained by the business. (c) The department may remove an enterprise project designation if it determines that the business is not complying with a requirement for its designation. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, § 5.52(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995, and Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 985, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1121, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. § 2303.407. Allocation of Jobs Eligible for Tax Refund ://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/go/go230300.html 1/12/2002