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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing counties with no incorporated territory to |
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participate in programs designed to assist municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.034, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.034. ELIGIBILITY OF COUNTY WITH NO INCORPORATED |
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TERRITORY TO PARTICIPATE IN MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. A |
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county that contains no incorporated territory of a municipality |
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[has the power to enact ordinances under Section 81.033] is |
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eligible to apply on behalf of locations in the county that are |
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census designated places as if the places [it] were municipalities |
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[a municipality] for the purpose of participating in any federal or |
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state program that provides grants, loans, or other assistance to |
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municipalities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |