| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public |
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| 6 | 8 | | improvement district in certain municipalities. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 372.0035, Local Government Code, is |
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| 9 | 11 | | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to |
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| 10 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (a) This section applies only to: |
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| 12 | 14 | | (1) a municipality that: |
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| 13 | 15 | | (A) has a population of more than 650,000 and |
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| 14 | 16 | | less than two million; [or] |
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| 15 | 17 | | (B) has a population of more than 325,000 and |
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| 16 | 18 | | less than 625,000; or |
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| 17 | 19 | | (C) has a population of more than 115,000 and |
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| 18 | 20 | | borders Lake Lewisville; and |
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| 19 | 21 | | (2) a public improvement district established under |
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| 20 | 22 | | this subchapter and solely composed of territory in which the only |
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| 21 | 23 | | businesses are: |
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| 22 | 24 | | (A) hotels with 100 or more rooms ordinarily used |
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| 23 | 25 | | for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality |
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| 24 | 26 | | described by Subdivision (1)(A); or |
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| 25 | 27 | | (B) hotels with 75 or more rooms ordinarily used |
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| 26 | 28 | | for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality |
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| 27 | 29 | | described by Subdivision (1)(B) or (C). |
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| 28 | 30 | | (e) A municipality described by Subsection (a)(1)(C) may |
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| 29 | 31 | | undertake a project under this section only for a purpose described |
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| 30 | 32 | | by Section 372.003(b)(13). |
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| 31 | 33 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 32 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 33 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 34 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 385 passed the Senate on |
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| 35 | | - | April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 36 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 38 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 385 passed the House on |
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| 39 | | - | May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 25, |
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| 40 | | - | two present not voting. |
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| 41 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 43 | | - | Approved: |
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| 44 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | | - | Date |
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| 46 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Governor |
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