85R8368 ADM-F
By: Stucky H.B. No. 2445
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in
certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 351.101(k), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(k) In addition to other authorized uses, a municipality
[that is intersected by both State Highways 71 and 95] may use
revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of
tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of an existing sports
facility or field as specified by Subsection (a)(7), provided that
the requirements of Subsections (a)(7)(A) and (C) are met, if the
municipality:
(1) is intersected by both State Highways 71 and 95; or
(2) contains an intersection of Interstates 35E and
35W and at least two public universities.
SECTION 2. 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, 2017.