DESIGNATION

(a) If the office determines that a nominated location for which a designation application has been received satisfies the criteria under Section 485A.102 and on recommendation of the media production advisory committee, the office may designate the nominated location as a qualified media production location unless the office determines that the designation request should be denied for the reasons specified by Section 485A.110. (b) A designation of a qualified media production location may not be made under this section until the comptroller, based on an evaluation of the economic impact analysis submitted under Section 485A.106(b)(5), certifies that the project or activity to be conducted at the designated location will have a positive impact on state revenue. (c) On designation of the first qualified media production location in a media production development zone recognized by the nominating body for that purpose, the office shall simultaneously approve the media production development zone.