BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 2173
81R5063 NC-F By: Harris
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Under current law, certain cities qualify to use Chapter 334 (Sports and Community Venues), Local Government Code, to finance the development of convention and meeting space on certain park land. However, the law as written applies only to municipalities with a population of less than 120,000. As a city's population grows, it can exceed the population limitation and inadvertently cease qualifying under certain law.
As proposed, S.B. 2173 amends the population limit for a city from less than 120,000 to less than 130,000, and bases the population on the 2000 federal decennial census.
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 334.2516(a), Local Government Code, to provide that this section applies only to a municipality that has a population of less than 130,000 as shown by the 2000 federal decennial census, rather than a population of less than 120,000, and meets certain other requirements.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2009.