79R7734 MTB-F

By:  Raymond                                                      H.B. No. 2353



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation by certain municipalities of regional 
mobility authorities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 370, Transportation Code, 
is amended by adding Section 370.0311 to read as follows:
	Sec. 370.0311.  CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section 
applies to a municipality that borders the United Mexican States 
and:
		(1)  has a population of 500,000 or more; or                           
		(2)  comprises 90 percent or more of the population of 
the county in which it is located.
	(b)  A municipality has the same authority as a county under 
this chapter to create and participate in an authority.
	(c)  A municipality that creates or participates in an 
authority has the same powers and duties as a county that creates or 
participates in an authority under this chapter.
	(d)  The governing body of a municipality that creates or 
participates in an authority has the same powers and duties as a 
commissioners court of a county that creates or participates in an 
authority under this chapter.
	(e)  An elected member of the governing body of a 
municipality that creates or participates in an authority has the 
same powers and duties as a commissioner of a county that creates or 
participates in an authority under this chapter.
	SECTION 2.  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.