BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                     H.B. 1694

80R6333 JPL-D                                                                                               By: Bailey (Gallegos)

                                                                                                               Intergovernmental Relations

                                                                                                                                              5/5/2007

                                                                                                                                           Engrossed

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

The Airline Improvement District (district) is funded through a one percent sales tax approved by the voters at an election held on September 10, 2005.  After the approval of the sales tax, district officials met with staff of the comptroller of public accounts to determine what businesses would be required to charge the sales tax.  During these meetings it was found that a boundary survey should be carried out to help determine what businesses the sales tax would effect.

 

H.B. 1694 clarifies the boundaries of the district for the purposes of the sales tax.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 2, Chapter 572, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, as follows:

 

Sec. 2.  BOUNDARIES.  Provides that the Airline Improvement District in Harris County (district) includes all territory contained in a certain area. Deletes existing text detailing the territory contained in the district as of the original effective date of this Act.

 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.