Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3499 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/06/2019

                    86R6821 SMT-F
 By: Holland H.B. No. 3499


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 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 115,000 and
 borders Lake Lewisville; 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 described by Subsection (a)(1)(C) may
 undertake a project under this section only for a purpose described
 by Section 372.003(b)(13).
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.