Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 970	House Author:  Gonzales, Larry et al.
Effective:  6-17-11	Senate Sponsor:  Ogden

House Bill 970 amends the Tax Code to add to the permissible uses of revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for a municipality with a population of at least 90,000 but less than 120,000 that is located in two counties, at least one of which contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River, and for a municipality with a  population of more than 175,000 but less than 225,000 that is located in two counties, each of which has a population of less than 200,000. The bill authorizes such municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue to build, improve, maintain, and operate a coliseum or multiuse facility or, in the case of the latter municipality, a venue related to the promotion of tourism.