Section 485A.002 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Media production facility" means a structure, building, or room used for the specific purpose of creating a moving image project. The term includes but is not limited to: (A) a soundstage and scoring stage;(C) an editing facility, an animation production facility, and a video game production facility;(D) a storage and construction space; and(E) a sound recording studio and motion capture studio.(2) "Media production development zone" means an area recognized by a nominating body and approved by the office as a media production development zone under this chapter.(3) "Moving image project" means a visual and sound production, including a film, television program, national or multistate commercial, or digital interactive media production. The term does not include a production that is obscene, as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code.(4) "Nominating body" means the governing body of a municipality or county, or a combination of the governing bodies of municipalities or counties, that: (A) recognizes a qualified area as a media production development zone; and(B) nominates and applies for designation of a location in a media production development zone as a qualified media production location.(5) "Office" means the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office within the office of the governor.(6) "Qualified media production location" means a location in a media production development zone that has been designated by the office as a qualified media production location in accordance with this chapter.(7) "Qualified person" means a person certified as a qualified person under Section 485A.201.Tex. Gov't. Code § 485A.002
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.