85R13816 JCG-D By: Miller H.B. No. 3504 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of certain county assistance districts to annex public rights-of-way and county-owned property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 387.0031, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 387.0031. INCLUSION OF ROADS OR COUNTY PROPERTY IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. SECTION 2. Section 387.0031, Local Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b) The governing body of a district by order may include in the district a portion of a road or public right-of-way, including associated drainage areas, or county-owned property that is being used for a public purpose if: (1) the road, public right-of-way, or county-owned property [that] is located in a municipality located in the county that created the district; and (2) [if] the municipality consents to the inclusion. (b-1) An election is not required to approve an order described by Subsection (b) [this subsection]. (c) The district may use money available to the district to perform any function of the district under this chapter [maintenance or improvement] on a road or public right-of-way, including [and the] associated drainage areas, or any property included in the district in accordance with this section. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.