86R7853 SMT-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 3347
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the exemption of certain property from municipal
drainage service charges.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.053, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d-2) to read as follows:
(d-2) A municipality may exempt property from all or a
portion of drainage charges under Section 552.047 if the property
is owned by an individual who is:
(1) significantly disabled;
(2) 65 years of age or older;
(3) a veteran of the armed services of the United
States; or
(4) a member of the armed services of the United States
on active deployment.
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, 2019.