1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to granting additional powers to the Westchase District, 1-3 formerly known as the Westchase Area Management District. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 13, Chapter 491, Acts of the 74th 1-6 Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, is amended by adding Subsection 1-7 (h) to read as follows: 1-8 (h) The district may, without additional procedures, grant 1-9 abatements for taxes or assessments owed to the district under 1-10 Chapter 312, Tax Code. 1-11 SECTION 2. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all 1-12 governmental acts and proceedings of the Westchase District and the 1-13 district's board of directors that occurred before the effective 1-14 date of this Act. 1-15 (b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the 1-16 effective date of this Act: 1-17 (1) is involved in litigation if the litigation 1-18 ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final 1-19 judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or 1-20 (2) has been held invalid by a court of competent 1-21 jurisdiction. 1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-3 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-4 passage, and it is so enacted. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3594 was passed by the House on May 10, 1997, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3594 was passed by the Senate on May 19, 1997, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor