By Gallegos S.B. No. 1440 77R7877 ATP-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a limitation on the use of the general fund of certain 1-3 counties. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 113, Local Government Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 113.904 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 113.904. USE OF GENERAL REVENUE IN POPULOUS COUNTY. (a) 1-8 This section applies only to a county with a population of three 1-9 million or more. 1-10 (b) The county may not use more than one-half of the total 1-11 expenditures from the general fund of the county during a county 1-12 fiscal year in a manner that benefits only the area in the county 1-13 located outside the most populous municipality located wholly or 1-14 partly in the county. 1-15 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.