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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a fee by certain municipalities for the management and |
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preservation of historical municipal records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 4, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 109 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 109. FEES CHARGED BY MUNICIPAL OFFICERS |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 109.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to |
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a municipality in a county with a population of more than one |
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million. |
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[Sections 109.002-109.020 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. FEES OF MUNICIPAL CLERK |
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Sec. 109.021. RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION FEE. |
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(a) A municipality may impose a fee not to exceed $5 for records |
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management and preservation services performed by a municipal clerk |
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for a historical municipal document requested from the office of |
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the clerk. |
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(b) The person requesting the document must pay the fee when |
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the document is requested. |
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(c) The governing body of the municipality shall set the fee |
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and determine the documents that qualify as historical municipal |
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documents under this section. |
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(d) The fee may be used only by the municipal clerk for |
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specific records management and preservation of municipal records. |
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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, 2011. |