By Capelo H.B. No. 1912 77R4961 ATP-F 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 may by ordinance add a fee to the utility 1-8 bills issued by a municipally owned utility system. The fee: 1-9 (1) may not exceed $1 each month; and 1-10 (2) shall be paid at an interval determined by the 1-11 governing body of the municipality. 1-12 (f) The municipality shall deposit in a special account the 1-13 fees collected under Subsection (e). Funds in the account may be 1-14 used only by the municipality to construct and maintain street and 1-15 sidewalk improvements, including curb cuts and signals at 1-16 crosswalks, to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1-17 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.). 1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-19 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-20 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-21 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-22 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.