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Amend CSHB 3588 as follows, and renumber the sections
accordingly:
On page 27, line 7, add a new Section 227.072, ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS. Section 402.001, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e) A municipality each year, after holding a public hearing
to obtain resident's comments, may by ordinance add a fee covering a
period not to exceed one year, to the utility bill issued by a
municipally owned utility system containing one or more utilities.
The fee:
(1) may not exceed $1 each month;
(2) shall be paid at an interval determined by the
governing body of the municipality; and
(3) shall be described on the bill as "city-adopted ADA
fee."
(f) The municipality shall deposit in a special account the
fees collected under subsection (e). Funds in the account may be
used only by the municipality to comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) as
amended, in providing:
(1) construction and maintenance of accessible street
and sidewalk improvements, including curb cuts and auditory alarms
at crosswalks; or
(2) for accessibility improvements to those segments
associated with and in furtherance of the Trans-Texas Corridor
projects.