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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(k) "Manufacturing Facility" means buildings and structures, including fixed machinery and <br />equipment, the primary purpose of which is or will be the manufacture of tangible goods or <br />materials or the processing of such goods or materials by physical or chemical change. <br /> <br />(1) "Modernization" means the replacement and upgrading of existing facilities which <br />increases the productive input or output, updates the technology or substantially lowers the <br />unit cost of the operation. Modernization may result from the construction, alteration or <br />installation of buildings, structures, fixed machinery or equipment. <br /> <br />(m) "New Facility" means a property, previously undeveloped, which is placed into service by <br />means other than or in conjunction with expansion or modernization. <br /> <br />(n) "Other Basic Industry" means buildings and structures including fixed machinery and <br />equipment not elsewhere described, used or to be used for the production of products or <br />services which primarily serve a market outside the Houston Consolidated Metropolitan <br />Statistical Area (CMSA) and result in the creation of new permanent employment and bring <br />in new wealth. <br /> <br />(0) "Regional Distribution Center Facility" means buildings and structures, including fixed <br />machinery and equipment, used or to be used primarily to receive, store, service or distribute <br />goods or materials owned by the facility operator where a majority of the goods or services <br />are distributed to points at least 100 miles from any part of Harris County. <br /> <br />(p) "Regional Entertainment Facility" means buildings and structures, including fixed <br />machinery and equipment, used or to be used to provide entertainment through the admission <br />of the general public where the majority of users reside at least 100 miles from any part of <br />Harris County. <br /> <br />(q) "Regional Service Facility" means buildings and structures, including fixed machinery and <br />equipment, used or to be used to service goods where a majority of the goods being serviced <br />originate at least 100 miles from any part of Harris County. <br /> <br />(r) "Research Facility" means building and structures, including fixed machinery and <br />equipment, used or to be used primarily for research or experimentation to improve or <br />develop new tangible goods or materials or to improve or develop the production processes <br />thereto. <br /> <br />(s) "Research and Development Facility" means buildings and structures, including machinery <br />and equipment, used or to be used primarily for research or experimentation to improve or <br />develop current technology in biomedicine, electronics or pre-commercial emerging <br />industries. <br /> <br />HARRIS COUNTY GUIDELINES At'lD CRITERIA <br />FOR GRANTING TAX ABATEMENT <br /> <br />PAGE 3 <br />