Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3097 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/08/2021

                    87R10068 RDS-F
 By: Stephenson H.B. No. 3097


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to entitlement of certain municipalities to receive tax
 revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and
 convention center project.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 351.157, Tax Code, is amended by
 amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
 follows:
 (e)  A municipality to which this section applies is not
 entitled to receive revenue under Subsection (d) unless the
 municipality commences a qualified project under this subchapter
 before September 1, 2025 [2023].
 (f)  For purposes of Subsection (e), a municipality
 commences a qualified project on the date the municipality, by
 ordinance or resolution:
 (1)  authorizes the issuance of bonds or other
 obligations related to the qualified project; or
 (2)  executes or amends:
 (A)  a contract authorized by Chapter 380, Local
 Government Code, related to the qualified project; or
 (B)  an interlocal agreement related to the
 qualified project.
 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, 2021.