H.B. No. 2280
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to
advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the
implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution
control property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.31(n), Tax Code, is amended to read as
follows:
(n) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall
establish a permanent advisory committee consisting of
representatives of industry, appraisal districts, taxing units,
and environmental groups, as well as members who are not
representatives of any of those entities but have substantial
technical expertise in pollution control technology and
environmental engineering, to advise the commission regarding the
implementation of this section. At least one member of the advisory
committee must be a representative of a school district or junior
college district in which property is located that is or previously
was subject to an exemption under this section. Chapter 2110,
Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or
duration of the advisory committee.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall
appoint one or more representatives of school districts or junior
college districts in which property is located that is or
previously was subject to an exemption under Section 11.31, Tax
Code, to the permanent advisory committee established under
Subsection (n) of that section, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2280 was passed by the House on May 3,
2011, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 3, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2280 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor