87R1747 SMT-F
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 72
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use
rules.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 320.0455, Local
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 320.0455. RULES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES [A POPULOUS
COUNTY]; PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS.
SECTION 2. Section 320.0455, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection
(b-1) to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
of:
(1) [a county with a population of] 2.8 million or
more; [and]
(2) 580,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a
population of 2.8 million or more; or
(3) [a county with a population of] more than 410,000
and less than 455,000.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), and subject
[Subject] to the approval of the commissioners court, the board may
adopt reasonable rules concerning the use of any park administered
by the board.
(b-1) A board created for a county described by Subsection
(a)(2) may not adopt rules relating to the use of fireworks.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.