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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to revenue sources for certain venue projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 334.042(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The municipality or county may deposit into the venue |
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project fund: |
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(1) money received by the municipality or county from |
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innovative funding concepts such as the sale or lease of luxury |
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boxes or the sale of licenses for personal seats; [and] |
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(2) any other revenue received by the municipality or |
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county from the approved venue project, including stadium rental |
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payments and revenue from concessions and parking; |
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(3) if the revenue is not otherwise dedicated, all or a |
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portion of any revenue the municipality or county receives from |
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bonuses, delay rentals, royalties, and any other payments the |
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municipality or county receives as the owner of oil, gas, and other |
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mineral interests; |
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(4) if the revenue is not otherwise dedicated, all or a |
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portion of any revenues the municipality or county receives from |
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the fees, payments, or charges imposed by: |
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(A) a joint operating board to which a |
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municipality or county is a party; or |
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(B) a nonprofit corporation created by and acting |
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on behalf of a county or municipality; and |
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(5) any other revenue the municipality by ordinance or |
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the county by order determines is appropriate for use in financing a |
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venue project and related infrastructure. |
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SECTION 2. Section 334.201, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if the approved venue |
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project consists of three or more separate but adjacent venue |
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facilities, the municipality or county may impose the tax during |
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any hours. |
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SECTION 3. Section 334.202, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Regardless of the method of imposition, the amount of |
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the tax may not exceed $3 for each motor vehicle, except as provided |
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by Subsection (b-1). |
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(b-1) A municipality with a population of more than 700,000 |
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within a county with a population of more than one million adjacent |
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to a county with a population of more than two million may impose |
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the tax authorized by this subchapter at a rate not to exceed $5 for |
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each motor vehicle. |
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SECTION 4. Section 334.203(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 334.2031, a [A] |
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municipality or county that has adopted a tax under this subchapter |
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at a rate of less than $3 a vehicle may by ordinance or order |
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increase the rate of the tax to a maximum of $3 a vehicle if the |
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increase is approved by a majority of the registered voters of that |
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municipality or county voting at an election called and held for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter G, Chapter 334, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 334.2031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 334.2031. RATE INCREASE IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN |
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CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a |
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municipality with a population of more than 700,000 within a county |
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with a population of more than one million that is adjacent to a |
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county with a population of more than two million. |
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(b) A municipality that has adopted a tax under this |
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subchapter at a rate of less than $5 a vehicle may by ordinance |
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increase the rate of the tax to a maximum of $5 a vehicle if the |
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increase is approved by a majority of the registered voters of the |
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municipality voting at an election called and held for that |
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purpose. |
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(c) The ballot for the election to increase the rate of the |
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tax shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The increase of the parking tax for the purpose of |
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financing ______________________ (insert description of venue |
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project) to a maximum rate of ______ (insert new maximum rate not to |
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exceed $5)." |
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SECTION 6. 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. |
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