Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB902 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 25, 2017      TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB902 by Nevárez (relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend Chapter 351 of the Tax Code, regarding municipal hotel occupancy taxes, to add new Section 351.1036 to authorize a municipality that is the county seat of a county (1) that borders the United Mexican States; (2) a county described by Section 352.002(a)(7); and (3) a county described by Section 352.002(a)(14), to use municipal hotel occupancy taxes to improve or expand an airport.  The bill would have no state revenue implications. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house; otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact The bill would permit the city of Marfa to use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand an airport described in the bill, and would limit the amount of municipal hotel tax revenue that may be used for that purpose.  The bill would give the governing body of the city of Marfa sufficient control over revenue described by this section to ensure that revenue is used to benefit the municipality by improving or expanding an airport described by this subsection.  The new section would expire on December 31, 2032.    Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts   LBB Staff:  UP, SD, SZ, KK    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 25, 2017





  TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB902 by Nevárez (relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB902 by Nevárez (relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means 

 Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB902 by Nevárez (relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB902 by Nevárez (relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would amend Chapter 351 of the Tax Code, regarding municipal hotel occupancy taxes, to add new Section 351.1036 to authorize a municipality that is the county seat of a county (1) that borders the United Mexican States; (2) a county described by Section 352.002(a)(7); and (3) a county described by Section 352.002(a)(14), to use municipal hotel occupancy taxes to improve or expand an airport.  The bill would have no state revenue implications. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house; otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

The bill would permit the city of Marfa to use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand an airport described in the bill, and would limit the amount of municipal hotel tax revenue that may be used for that purpose.  The bill would give the governing body of the city of Marfa sufficient control over revenue described by this section to ensure that revenue is used to benefit the municipality by improving or expanding an airport described by this subsection.  The new section would expire on December 31, 2032.

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff: UP, SD, SZ, KK

 UP, SD, SZ, KK