BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2183 By: Uher (Patterson) Intergovernmental Relations 4-27-95 Senate Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Article 1118z, V.T.C.S., authorizes cities or towns with a population of 56,000 or more to create a mass transit department. The creation of a mass transit department provides the city or town with authority to levy and sales a use tax within certain set limits. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 2183 provides that Article 1118z, V.T.C.S., relating to the creation of a mass transit department, applies only to an incorporated city or town that operates a mass transportation system and has a population of 50,000, rather than 56,000, or more. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 2(a), Article 1118z, V.T.C.S., to provide that Article 1118z relating to the creation of a mass transit department, applies only to an incorporated city or town that operates a mass transportation system and has a population of 50,000, rather than 56,000, or more, according to the most recent federal census. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.