By Capelo, Moreno of El Paso, Coleman H.B. No. 1912 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1912: By Najera C.S.H.B. No. 1912 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the authority of a municipality to impose and use 1-3 utility fees for certain disabled access improvements. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 402.001, Local Government Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: 1-7 (e) A Municipality each year may by ordinance add a fee for 1-8 a period not exceeding one year to the utility bill issued by a 1-9 municipality owned utility system containing one or more utilities. 1-10 The fee: 1-11 (1) may not exceed $1 each month; and 1-12 (2) shall be paid at an interval determined by the 1-13 governing body of the municipality. 1-14 (3) shall be described on the bill as "city ADA fee". 1-15 (f) The municipality shall deposit in a special account the 1-16 fees collected under Subsection (e). Funds in the account may be 1-17 used only by the municipality to comply with the Americans with 1-18 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), in 1-19 providing: 1-20 (1) construction and maintenance of accessible street 1-21 and sidewalk improvements, including curb cuts and auditory alarms 1-22 at crosswalks. 1-23 (2) construction and maintenance of accessible 1-24 municipal parks and municipal park improvements. 2-1 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-2 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-3 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-4 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-5 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.