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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain development corporations to |
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spend tax revenue on certain mass transit-related facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The Development Corporation Act of 1979 (Article |
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5190.6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is amended by adding Section |
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38A to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38A. A corporation created under Section 4A or 4B of |
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this Act may, as authorized by the corporation's board of |
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directors, spend tax revenue received under this Act for the |
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development, improvement, expansion, or maintenance of facilities |
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relating to the operation of commuter rail, light rail, or motor |
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buses. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1089 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1089 passed the House on |
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May 4, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |