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Sec. 488.001.  COALITION ESTABLISHMENT.   The Southeast Texas
Biotechnology Park Coalition is established.   The coalition is
composed of public and private health-related institutions, and other
private for-profit and nonprofit and governmental institutions, and
is established for the purpose of developing, funding, and operating
a biotechnology research and development park to be known as the
Southeast Texas Biotechnology Park.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 574, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
Sec. 488.002.  PURPOSE;   LOCATION.  (a)  The park shall be
operated for the purposes of:
(1)  furthering the mission of the coalition members;
(2)  economic development of the state, including the
production of net revenue to the state and coalition members, from
the commercialization of biotechnology research;
(3)  recruiting and retaining leading scientists and
established biotechnology enterprises;   and
(4)  supporting the growth and development of new
biotechnology enterprises.
(b)  The park shall be located in the area of Houston, Texas,
known as the Texas Medical Center.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 574, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
Sec. 488.003.  COALITION MEMBERS.   The membership of the
coalition may include any interested governmental or private for-
profit or nonprofit institution, including:
(1)  Baylor College of Medicine;
(2)  Johnson Space Center of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration;
(3)  Memorial Hermann Health Care System;
(4)  Rice University;
(5)  St. Luke's Episcopal Health System/Texas Heart
Institute;
(6)  Texas Southern University;
(7)  TIRR Systems;
(8)  the University of Houston System;
(9)  The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;