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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to clean |
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and maintain beaches in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 156.2512(c)(1), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(1) "Eligible barrier island coastal municipality" |
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means a municipality that is located wholly or partly on a barrier |
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island and: |
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(A) that borders on the Gulf of Mexico; or |
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(B) [that is located wholly or partly on a
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barrier island; and
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[(C)] the boundaries of which [are within 30
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miles of the United Mexican States or] include a portion of a |
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national seashore. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the first day of the |
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first month beginning on or after the earliest date on which this |
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Act may take effect if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the |
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members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article |
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III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote |
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necessary for effect on that date, this Act takes effect September |
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1, 2009. |