H.B. No. 1474
AN ACT
relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public
improvement district in certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 372.0035, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of more than 650,000 and
less than two million; [or]
(B) has a population of more than 325,000 and
less than 625,000; or
(C) has a population of more than 105,000 and is
wholly located in a county with a population of less than 250,000;
and
(2) a public improvement district established under
this subchapter and solely composed of territory in which the only
businesses are:
(A) hotels with 100 or more rooms ordinarily used
for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality
described by Subdivision (1)(A); or
(B) hotels with 75 or more rooms ordinarily used
for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality
described by Subdivision (1)(B) or (C).
(e) A municipality may undertake a project under this
section only for a purpose described by Section 372.003(b)(13).
SECTION 2. The limitation on authority imposed by Section
372.0035(e), Local Government Code, as added by this Act, applies
only to a common characteristic or use project undertaken by a
municipality on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1474 was passed by the House on April
18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 21, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1474 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor