By Jones of Dallas                                     H.B. No. 884
         77R2758 SMJ-F                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to an interlocal cooperation contract between a local
 1-3     government in this state and a local government in another state.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 791.003(4), Government Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7                 (4)  "Local government" means a:
 1-8                       (A)  county, municipality, special district, or
 1-9     other political subdivision of this state or another [a] state
1-10     [that borders this state]; or
1-11                       (B)  combination of two or more of those
1-12     entities.
1-13            SECTION 2. Section 791.011(b), Government Code, is amended
1-14     to read as follows:
1-15           (b)  A party to an interlocal contract may contract with a:
1-16                 (1)  state agency, as that term is defined by Section
1-17     771.002; or
1-18                 (2)  similar agency of another [a] state [that borders
1-19     this state].
1-20           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.