82R9077 ALL-F

By: Eiland H.B. No. 2280

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution control property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 11.31(n), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:

(n) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall establish a permanent advisory committee consisting of representatives of industry, appraisal districts, taxing units, and environmental groups, as well as members who are not representatives of any of those entities but have substantial technical expertise in pollution control technology and environmental engineering, to advise the commission regarding the implementation of this section. At least one member of the advisory committee must be a representative of a school district or junior college district in which property is located that is or previously was subject to an exemption under this section. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the advisory committee.

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint one or more representatives of school districts or junior college districts in which property is located that is or previously was subject to an exemption under Section 11.31, Tax Code, to the permanent advisory committee established under Subsection (n) of that section, as amended by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.