85R10796 DMS-F
By: Lucio S.B. No. 2199
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of a county or municipality to
impose taxes on behalf of a navigation district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 62.160, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 62.160. MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) The commissioners
courts of the respective counties inside each district may, and on
request by the district, shall, levy and have assessed and
collected for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the
district and the improvements constructed by the district an annual
tax not to exceed 10 cents on the $100 valuation on all property
inside the district.
(b) The governing bodies of the respective municipalities
inside each district may, and on request of the district, shall,
levy and have assessed and collected for the maintenance,
operation, and upkeep of the district and the improvements
constructed by the district an annual tax not to exceed 10 cents on
the $100 valuation on all property inside the district.
(c) The district on behalf of which a tax is collected under
Subsections (a) and (b) shall pay the costs of levying, assessing,
and collecting the tax.
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.