By:  Gallegos                                         S.R. No. 1143
                                  SENATE RESOLUTION
 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 76th
 1-2     Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
 1-3     suspended, as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to enable the
 1-4     conference committee appointed to resolve the differences between
 1-5     the house and senate versions of H.B. No. 3799, relating to the
 1-6     creation of the East Downtown Management District, providing
 1-7     authority to impose a tax and issue bonds, to consider and take
 1-8     actions on the following matters:
 1-9           (1)  Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
1-10     committee to omit the phrase "multiunit residential property" from
1-11     the text of Section 376.320(a), Local Government Code, as added by
1-12     SECTION 1 of the bill, changing the subsection to read as follows:
1-13           (a)  The district may not impose a tax, impact fee, or
1-14     assessment on a residential property or condominium.
1-15           Explanation:  This change is necessary to change the types of
1-16     property that are subject to an exemption.
1-17           (2)  Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
1-18     committee to omit Section 376.324(d)(4), Local Government Code, as
1-19     added by SECTION 1 of the bill, which reads as follows:
1-20                 (4)  participate with other entities.
1-21           Explanation:  This change is necessary to delete the
1-22     remainder of Section 376.324, Local Government Code, which corrects
1-23     an inadvertent error in the senate committee amendment.
1-24           (3)  Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
 2-1     committee to change the text of SECTION 3 of the bill to read as
 2-2     follows:
 2-3           SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding Section 376.309, Local Government
 2-4     Code, as added by this Act:
 2-5                 (1)  the initial board of directors of the East
 2-6     Downtown Management District consists of:
 2-7           Pos. No.          Name of Director
 2-8           1                 Alfred H. Bennett
 2-9           2                 Charlie Chea
2-10           3                 Peggy Foreman
2-11           4                 Sean Gorman
2-12           5                 Alan Gover
2-13           6                 Tri La
2-14           7                 Dan Nip
2-15           8                 Grant Martin
2-16           9                 Andy Moran
2-17           10                Bill Chu
2-18           11                Bob Eury
2-19           12                Wayne Galt
2-20           13                George Strong
2-21           14                Ringo Kwan
2-22           15                Stephen Barth
2-23           16                Harold A. Odom, III
2-24           17                Roger Russel; and
2-25                 (2)  of the initial board, members in positions 1-9
2-26     serve terms that expire June 1, 2003, and members in positions
 3-1     10-17 serve terms that expire June 1, 2001.
 3-2           Explanation:  This change is necessary to change the names of
 3-3     two of the initial directors.
 3-4                                  ______________________________________
 3-5                                          President of the Senate
 3-6                                       I hereby certify that the above
 3-7                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
 3-8                                  on May 27, 1999, by the following
 3-9                                  vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
3-10                                  ______________________________________
3-11                                          Secretary of the Senate