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79R5296 HLT-F


By:  King of Zavala                                               H.B. No. 1455



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to hospital and medical care required to be provided by the 
Maverick County Hospital District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 3, Chapter 172, Acts of the 59th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 3.  PURPOSE OF DISTRICT.  The District authorized to be 
created by this Act is charged with the responsibility of 
undertaking any measure, consistent with Section 9, Article IX, 
Texas Constitution, and this Act, that the Board of Directors 
determines is necessary to provide hospital and medical care to the 
needy residents of the District.  After this District is created as 
provided in Section 4 of this Act, no other municipality or 
political subdivision of this state may levy taxes or issue bonds or 
other obligations of indebtedness for the purpose of providing 
hospital service or medical care within the District.  This 
District shall undertake any measure, consistent with Section 9, 
Article IX, Texas Constitution, and this Act, that the Board of 
Directors determines is necessary to provide [all necessary] 
hospital and medical care for the needy inhabitants of the 
District.
	SECTION 2.  Section 11(n), Chapter 172, Acts of the 59th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, is amended to read as follows:
	(n)  The Board, based on the estimated amount of revenues and 
balances available to cover the proposed annual budget for the 
District, may annually determine the type and extent of hospital 
and medical care services offered by the District.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.