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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the cities or counties that may create a cultural |
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education facilities finance corporation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4(d), Cultural Education Facilities |
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Finance Corporation Act (Article 1528m, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Regardless of any provision in Chapter 221, Health and |
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Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, the authority of the |
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corporation may be exercised inside or outside the limits of the |
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city that created the corporation if the city is located in a county |
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with a population of more than 300,000 [400,000] or inside or |
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outside the limits of the county that created the corporation if the |
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county has a population of more than 300,000 [400,000]. The |
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authority may be exercised without the consent or other action of |
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any person that would otherwise be required under Chapter 221, |
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Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, unless the |
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articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation provide |
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differently. The authority of a corporation under this section |
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shall not preempt the police powers of any sponsoring entity or any |
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other laws regulating or empowering sponsoring entities to regulate |
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the activities of the corporation. |
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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. |