By: Morales of Maverick (Senate Sponsor - Blanco) H.B. No. 1330
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2023;
May 5, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local
Government; May 17, 2023, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a grant program for public improvement projects for
unincorporated communities in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 12, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 388 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 388. GRANT PROGRAM FOR UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES IN
CERTAIN COUNTIES
Sec. 388.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
a county that:
(1) has a population of not more than 3,000;
(2) is adjacent to at least three counties with
populations of less than 10,000; and
(3) is located on an international border.
Sec. 388.002. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The
commissioners court of a county by order may establish and
implement a grant program for the purpose of funding public
improvement projects to benefit unincorporated communities located
in the county.
(b) A public improvement project includes:
(1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of:
(A) sidewalks, streets, roads, or other
transportation infrastructure;
(B) water, wastewater, or drainage facilities or
improvements; or
(C) other public facilities or improvements; and
(2) special supplemental services for improvement and
promotion of the area, including services relating to advertising,
promotion, health and sanitation, water and wastewater, public
safety, security, business recruitment, development, recreation,
and cultural enhancement.
Sec. 388.003. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The county may
apply for and accept a gift, grant, or donation from any source to
fund a public improvement project described by Section 388.002.
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, 2023.
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