(a) An area that qualifies under this subchapter may be approved by the office as a media production development zone for a maximum of five years after the date the last qualified media production location was designated within the zone's boundaries.
(b) A location may be designated as a qualified media production location, and may be eligible for the sales and use tax exemption as provided by Section 151.3415, Tax Code, for a maximum of two years.
(c) Except as provided by Section 485A.112, a media production development zone approval and qualified media production location designation remains in effect until September 1 of the final year of the approval or designation, as appropriate.