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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to revenue sharing agreements between certain |
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municipalities. |
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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. REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CERTAIN |
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MUNICIPALITIES |
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Sec. 109.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to |
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a home-rule municipality located in a county: |
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(1) with a population of less than 200,000; and |
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(2) in which two or more municipalities with a |
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population of 75,000 or more are primarily located. |
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Sec. 109.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "revenue" means |
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a municipal property tax, sales tax, fee, fine, or cost of court. |
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Sec. 109.003. REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT. (a) Two or more |
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municipalities may make a revenue sharing agreement that: |
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(1) designates a revenue sharing territory in one or |
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more of the municipalities; and |
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(2) provides that a portion of the revenue a |
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municipality derives from the revenue sharing territory may be |
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transferred to another municipality in exchange for the other |
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municipality's contribution to the economic development of the |
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territory. |
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(b) The municipalities must agree to contribute to the |
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economic development of the revenue sharing territory in a manner |
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that is feasible and consistent with the development policies for |
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the revenue sharing territory. A municipality may not make a gift |
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or grant of revenue to another municipality under a revenue sharing |
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agreement. |
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Sec. 109.004. USE OF REVENUE. A municipality may use |
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revenue obtained under a revenue sharing agreement for any public |
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purpose. |
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Sec. 109.005. CONFLICT PROVISIONS. (a) To the extent this |
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chapter conflicts with any other law, this chapter controls. |
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(b) To the extent a provision of a revenue sharing agreement |
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adopted in accordance with this chapter conflicts with a municipal |
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charter provision, the provision of the agreement controls. |
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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. |