By: Whitmire, et al. S.B. No. 884
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain counties to use county revenue
or incur debt to improve or redevelop certain sports facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 330, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 330.002 to read as follows:
Sec. 330.002. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN COUNTIES
TO IMPROVE OR REDEVELOP CERTAIN SPORTS FACILITIES. (a) In this
section, "sports facility" means a multipurpose arena, coliseum, or
stadium designed to be used in part as a venue for professional
sports events.
(b) This section applies only to a county with a population
of 3.3 million or more.
(c) A county may not fund, in whole or in part, the
improvement or redevelopment of a sports facility that, as of the
effective date of this Act, is more than 50 years old with county
revenue, including revenue generated from property taxes, hotel
occupancy taxes, fees or fines, or county debt if the improvement or
redevelopment will cost $10 million or more unless the funding is
approved by the voters of the county at an election held for that
purpose.
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.