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11 By: Paxton S.B. No. 720
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44 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
55 AN ACT
66 relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive
77 certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center
88 project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of
99 obligations related to the project.
1010 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1111 SECTION 1. Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as
1212 follows:
1313 Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
1414 to:
1515 (1) a municipality described by Section
1616 351.001(7)(B);
1717 (2) a municipality described by Section
1818 351.001(7)(D);
1919 (3) a municipality described by Section
2020 351.001(7)(E);
2121 (4) a municipality described by Section
2222 351.102(e)(3);
2323 (5) a municipality that contains more than 75 percent
2424 of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or
2525 more;
2626 (6) a municipality with a population of 150,000 or
2727 more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one
2828 county with a population of 125,000 or more;
2929 (7) a municipality with a population of 150,000 or
3030 more but less than one million that is located in one county with a
3131 population of 2.3 million or more;
3232 (8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or
3333 more that:
3434 (A) is located in two counties, each with a
3535 population of 100,000 or more; and
3636 (B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of
3737 Fame and Museum;
3838 (9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more
3939 that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine;
4040 (10) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or
4141 more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the
4242 San Gabriel River;
4343 (11) a municipality with a population of 99,900 or
4444 more but less than 111,000 that is located in a county with a
4545 population of 135,000 or more;
4646 (12) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or
4747 more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a
4848 county with a population of less than 135,000;
4949 (13) a municipality with a population of 9,000 or more
5050 but less than 10,000 that is located in two counties, each of which
5151 has a population of 662,000 or more and a southern border with a
5252 county with a population of 2.3 million or more;
5353 (14) a municipality with a population of 200,000 or
5454 more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of
5555 the Texas Tech University System;
5656 (15) a municipality with a population of 95,000 or
5757 more that:
5858 (A) is located in more than one county; and
5959 (B) borders Lake Lewisville;
6060 (16) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or
6161 more that:
6262 (A) contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park;
6363 (B) is located in two counties, one of which has a
6464 population of two million or more and one of which has a population
6565 of 149,000 or more; and
6666 (C) has adopted a capital improvement plan for
6767 the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
6868 (17) a municipality with a population of less than
6969 6,000 that:
7070 (A) is almost wholly located in a county with a
7171 population of 600,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a
7272 population of two million or more;
7373 (B) is partially located in a county with a
7474 population of 1.8 million or more that is adjacent to a county with
7575 a population of two million or more;
7676 (C) has a visitor center and museum located in a
7777 19th-century rock building in the municipality's downtown; and
7878 (D) has a waterpark open to the public;
7979 (18) a municipality with a population of 56,000 or
8080 more that:
8181 (A) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
8282 (B) is located in two counties, one of which has a
8383 population of less than 80,000;
8484 (19) a municipality with a population of 83,000 or
8585 more that:
8686 (A) borders Clear Lake; and
8787 (B) is primarily located in a county with a
8888 population of less than 300,000;
8989 (20) a municipality with a population of less than
9090 2,000 that:
9191 (A) is located adjacent to a bay connected to the
9292 Gulf of Mexico;
9393 (B) is located in a county with a population of
9494 290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of
9595 four million or more; and
9696 (C) has a boardwalk on the bay;
9797 (21) a municipality with a population of 75,000 or
9898 more that:
9999 (A) is located wholly in one county with a
100100 population of 575,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a
101101 population of four million or more; and
102102 (B) has adopted a capital improvement plan for
103103 the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
104104 (22) a municipality with a population of less than
105105 75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has
106106 a population of four million or more;
107107 (23) an eligible coastal municipality with a
108108 population of 3,000 or more but less than 5,000;
109109 (24) a municipality with a population of 90,000 or
110110 more but less than 150,000 that:
111111 (A) is located in three counties; and
112112 (B) contains a branch campus of a component
113113 institution of the University of Houston System;
114114 (25) a municipality that is:
115115 (A) primarily located in a county with a
116116 population of four million or more; and
117117 (B) connected by a bridge to a municipality
118118 described by Subdivision (20);
119119 (26) a municipality with a population of 20,000 or
120120 more but less than 25,000 that:
121121 (A) contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and
122122 (B) is wholly located in a county with a
123123 population of less than 500,000;
124124 (27) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or
125125 more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of
126126 which has a population of four million or more and the other of
127127 which has a population of less than 50,000;
128128 (28) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or
129129 more that:
130130 (A) is wholly located in a county with a
131131 population of four million or more; and
132132 (B) has a city hall located less than three miles
133133 from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government;
134134 (29) a municipality that is the county seat of a
135135 county:
136136 (A) through which the Pedernales River flows; and
137137 (B) in which the birthplace of a president of the
138138 United States is located;
139139 (30) a municipality that contains a portion of U.S.
140140 Highway 79 and State Highway 130;
141141 (31) a municipality with a population of 48,000 or
142142 more but less than 95,000 that is located in two counties, one of
143143 which has a population of 900,000 or more but less than 1.7 million;
144144 (32) a municipality with a population of less than
145145 25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art;
146146 (33) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
147147 more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of
148148 the Sam Houston National Forest;
149149 (34) a municipality with a population of less than
150150 25,000 that:
151151 (A) contains a cultural heritage museum; and
152152 (B) is located in a county that borders the
153153 United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
154154 (35) a municipality that is the county seat of a county
155155 that:
156156 (A) has a population of 115,000 or more;
157157 (B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
158158 1.8 million or more; and
159159 (C) hosts an annual peach festival;
160160 (36) a municipality that is the county seat of a county
161161 that:
162162 (A) has a population of 585,000 or more; and
163163 (B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
164164 four million or more;
165165 (37) a municipality with a population of less than
166166 10,000 that:
167167 (A) contains a component university of The Texas
168168 A&M University System; and
169169 (B) is located in a county adjacent to a county
170170 that borders Oklahoma;
171171 (38) a municipality with a population of less than
172172 6,100 that:
173173 (A) is located in two counties, each of which has
174174 a population of 600,000 or more but less than two million; and
175175 (B) hosts an annual Cajun Festival;
176176 (39) a municipality with a population of 13,000 or
177177 more that:
178178 (A) is located on an international border; and
179179 (B) is located in a county:
180180 (i) with a population of less than 400,000;
181181 and
182182 (ii) in which at least one World Birding
183183 Center site is located;
184184 (40) a municipality with a population of 4,000 or more
185185 that:
186186 (A) is located on an international border; and
187187 (B) is located not more than five miles from a
188188 state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park
189189 that contains 300,000 or more acres of land;
190190 (41) a municipality with a population of 36,000 or
191191 more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by
192192 Subdivision (15);
193193 (42) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or
194194 more in which is located a historic railroad depot and heritage
195195 center;
196196 (43) a municipality located in a county that has a
197197 population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component
198198 university of the University of Houston System is located;
199199 (44) a municipality with a population of less than
200200 500,000 that is:
201201 (A) located in two counties; and
202202 (B) adjacent to a municipality described by
203203 Subdivision (31); [and]
204204 (45) a municipality that:
205205 (A) has a population of more than 67,000; and
206206 (B) is located in two counties with 90 percent of
207207 the municipality's territory located in a county with a population
208208 of at least 580,000, and the remaining territory located in a county
209209 with a population of at least four million;
210210 (46) a municipality that:
211211 (A) has a population of 100,000 or more; and
212212 (B) is wholly located in, but is not the county
213213 seat of, a county with a population of one million or more:
214214 (i) in which all or part of a municipality
215215 with a population of one million or more is located; and
216216 (ii) that is adjacent to a county with a
217217 population of 2.5 million or more; and
218218 (47) a municipality that is the county seat of a
219219 county:
220220 (A) with a population of one million or more;
221221 (B) in which all or part of a municipality with a
222222 population of one million or more is located; and
223223 (C) that is located adjacent to a county with a
224224 population of 2.5 million or more.
225225 SECTION 2. Section 351.153(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
226226 as follows:
227227 (a) This section applies only to a municipality described by
228228 Section 351.152(6), [or] (29), or (47).
229229 SECTION 3. Sections 351.157(b) and (c), Tax Code, are
230230 amended to read as follows:
231231 (b) This section applies only to:
232232 (1) a municipality described by Section 351.152(3);
233233 (2) a municipality described by Section 351.152(6);
234234 (3) a municipality described by Section 351.152(7);
235235 (4) a municipality described by Section 351.152(10);
236236 (4-a) a municipality described by Section
237237 351.152(14);
238238 (5) a municipality described by Section 351.152(16);
239239 (6) a municipality described by Section 351.152(22);
240240 (7) a municipality described by Section 351.152(25);
241241 (8) a municipality described by Section 351.152(34);
242242 (9) a municipality described by Section 351.152(35);
243243 (10) a municipality described by Section 351.152(36);
244244 (11) a municipality described by Section 351.152(38);
245245 [and]
246246 (12) a municipality described by Section 351.152(43);
247247 and
248248 (13) a municipality described by Section 351.152(46).
249249 (c) A municipality is entitled to receive revenue under
250250 Subsection (d) derived from the following types of establishments
251251 that meet the requirements of Subsections (a)(1), (2), (3), and
252252 (4):
253253 (1) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(1):
254254 (A) restaurants, bars, and retail
255255 establishments; and
256256 (B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
257257 or operated by the related qualified hotel;
258258 (2) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(2),
259259 swimming pools and swimming facilities, restaurants, bars, and
260260 retail establishments;
261261 (3) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(3),
262262 restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
263263 (4) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(4):
264264 (A) restaurants, bars, and retail
265265 establishments; and
266266 (B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
267267 or operated by the related qualified hotel;
268268 (4-a) for a municipality described by Subsection
269269 (b)(4-a):
270270 (A) restaurants, bars, and retail
271271 establishments; and
272272 (B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
273273 or operated by the related qualified hotel;
274274 (5) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(5),
275275 restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
276276 (6) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(6),
277277 restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
278278 (7) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(7),
279279 restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
280280 (8) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(8),
281281 restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
282282 (9) for a municipality described by Subsection (b)(9),
283283 restaurants, bars, and retail establishments;
284284 (10) for a municipality described by Subsection
285285 (b)(10):
286286 (A) restaurants, bars, and retail
287287 establishments; and
288288 (B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
289289 or operated by the related qualified hotel;
290290 (11) for a municipality described by Subsection
291291 (b)(11):
292292 (A) restaurants, bars, and retail
293293 establishments; and
294294 (B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
295295 or operated by the related qualified hotel; [and]
296296 (12) for a municipality described by Subsection
297297 (b)(12):
298298 (A) restaurants, bars, and retail
299299 establishments; and
300300 (B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
301301 or operated by the related qualified hotel; and
302302 (13) for a municipality described by Subsection
303303 (b)(13):
304304 (A) restaurants, bars, and retail
305305 establishments; and
306306 (B) swimming pools and swimming facilities owned
307307 or operated by the related qualified hotel.
308308 SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended
309309 by adding Section 351.161 to read as follows:
310310 Sec. 351.161. RECAPTURE OF LOST STATE TAX REVENUE FROM
311311 CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a
312312 municipality described by Section 351.152(46) or (47).
313313 (b) On the 20th anniversary of the date a hotel designated
314314 as a qualified hotel by a municipality to which this section applies
315315 is open for initial occupancy, the comptroller shall determine:
316316 (1) the total amount of state tax revenue received
317317 under Section 351.156 and, if applicable, under Section 351.157 by
318318 the municipality from the qualified project of which the qualified
319319 hotel was a part during the period for which the municipality was
320320 entitled to receive that revenue; and
321321 (2) the total amount of state tax revenue described by
322322 Subdivision (1) received by the state during the period beginning
323323 on the 10th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel opened for
324324 initial occupancy and ending on the 20th anniversary of that date
325325 from the same sources from which the municipality received the
326326 revenue described by Subdivision (1).
327327 (c) If the amount determined under Subsection (b)(1)
328328 exceeds the amount determined under Subsection (b)(2), the
329329 comptroller shall promptly provide written notice to the
330330 municipality stating that the municipality must remit to the
331331 comptroller the difference between those two amounts in the manner
332332 provided by this subsection. The municipality shall, using money
333333 lawfully available to the municipality for the purpose, remit
334334 monthly payments to the comptroller in an amount equal to the total
335335 amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue received by the
336336 municipality from the qualified hotel in the preceding month until
337337 the amount remitted to the comptroller equals the total amount due
338338 as stated in the notice. The first payment required under this
339339 subsection must be made not later than the 30th day after the date
340340 the municipality receives the notice from the comptroller.
341341 Subsequent payments are due on the 20th day of each month until the
342342 total amount stated in the notice is paid. The comptroller shall
343343 prescribe the procedure a municipality must use to remit a payment
344344 required by this subsection to the comptroller.
345345 (d) The comptroller shall deposit revenue received under
346346 this section in the manner prescribed by Section 156.251.
347347 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.