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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development, rehabilitation, or expansion of |
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affordable housing in a public improvement district established by |
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a county or municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 372.003(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A public improvement project may include: |
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(1) landscaping; |
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(2) erection of fountains, distinctive lighting, and |
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signs; |
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(3) acquiring, constructing, improving, widening, |
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narrowing, closing, or rerouting of sidewalks or of streets, any |
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other roadways, or their rights-of-way; |
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(4) construction or improvement of pedestrian malls; |
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(5) acquisition and installation of pieces of art; |
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(6) acquisition, construction, or improvement of |
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libraries; |
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(7) acquisition, construction, or improvement of |
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off-street parking facilities; |
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(8) acquisition, construction, improvement, or |
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rerouting of mass transportation facilities; |
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(9) acquisition, construction, or improvement of |
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water, wastewater, or drainage facilities or improvements; |
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(10) the establishment or improvement of parks; |
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(11) projects similar to those listed in Subdivisions |
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(1)-(10); |
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(12) acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of real |
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property in connection with an authorized improvement; |
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(13) special supplemental services for improvement |
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and promotion of the district, including services relating to |
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advertising, promotion, health and sanitation, water and |
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wastewater, public safety, security, business recruitment, |
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development, recreation, and cultural enhancement; [and] |
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(14) payment of expenses incurred in the |
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establishment, administration, and operation of the district; and |
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(15) the development, rehabilitation, or expansion of |
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affordable housing. |
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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, 2009. |