83R19938 JXC-D
By: Laubenberg H.B. No. 339
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 339:
By: Elkins C.S.H.B. No. 339
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority to propose the creation of a fire control,
prevention, and emergency medical services district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 344.051, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The governing body of a municipality may propose the
creation of a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical
services district under this chapter if the municipality:
(1) has a population of 5,000 or more and less than
25,000; and
(2) is located in a county with a population of 750,000
or more:
(A) in which all or part of a municipality with a
population of one million or more is located; and
(B) that is adjacent to a county with a
population of two million or more.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.