86R8944 JXC-D
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 1174
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a county assistance district to
provide a grant or loan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 387.006(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A district may:
(1) perform any act necessary to the full exercise of
the district's functions;
(2) accept a grant or loan from:
(A) the United States;
(B) an agency or political subdivision of this
state; or
(C) a public or private person;
(3) acquire, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose
of property or an interest in property under terms determined by the
district;
(4) employ necessary personnel;
(5) adopt rules to govern the operation of the
district and its employees and property; [and]
(6) enter into agreements with municipalities
necessary or convenient to achieve the district's purposes,
including agreements regarding the duration, rate, and allocation
between the district and the municipality of sales and use taxes;
and
(7) provide a grant or loan to a political subdivision
to assist in funding the performance of one or more functions a
district is authorized to perform under this chapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.