89R3834 MP-D
By: Patterson H.B. No. 2372
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain special districts to use
operation and maintenance ad valorem tax funds to pay the costs of
contracting for or employing peace officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 49.107(a), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A district may levy and collect a tax for operation and
maintenance purposes, including funds for planning, constructing,
acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all necessary
land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and
equipment of the district and for paying costs of proper services,
engineering and legal fees, [and] organization and administrative
expenses, and costs of contracting for or employing peace officers.
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, 2025.