1-1 By: Hill, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Truan) H.B. No. 1982 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 1999; 1-3 April 27, 1999, read first time and referred to Special Committee 1-4 on Border Affairs; May 7, 1999, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 7, 1999, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the effect of a municipal annexation on a colonia's 1-9 continued eligibility for certain assistance. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, 1-12 is amended by adding Section 43.905 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 43.905. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON COLONIAS. (a) In this 1-14 section, "colonia" means a geographic area: 1-15 (1) that has a majority population composed of 1-16 individuals and families of low income and very low income, as 1-17 defined by Section 2306.004, Government Code, and based on the 1-18 federal Office of Management and Budget poverty index, and that 1-19 meets the qualifications of an economically distressed area under 1-20 Section 17.921, Water Code; or 1-21 (2) that has the physical and economic characteristics 1-22 of a colonia, as determined by the Texas Department of Housing and 1-23 Community Affairs. 1-24 (b) A colonia that is annexed by a municipality remains 1-25 eligible for five years after the effective date of the annexation 1-26 to receive any form of assistance for which the colonia would be 1-27 eligible if the annexation had not occurred. 1-28 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-29 to a colonia annexed by a municipality on or after the effective 1-30 date of this Act. A colonia annexed by a municipality before the 1-31 effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the 1-32 colonia was annexed, and the former law is continued in effect for 1-33 that purpose. 1-34 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-35 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-36 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-37 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-38 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-39 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 1-40 * * * * *