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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to matters affecting municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.053(g), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) The municipality shall complete the inventory and make |
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the inventory available for public inspection on or before the 90th |
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[60th] day after the date the municipality receives the required |
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information from the service providers under Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 2. Section 214.163, Local Government Code is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The governing body of the municipality may authorize the |
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permit department to charge a fee for a permit issued under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. Section 252.023, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.023. EXEMPTIONS FROM REFERENDUM PROVISIONS. The |
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referendum provisions prescribed by Section 252.045 do not apply to |
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expenditures that are payable: |
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(1) from current funds; |
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(2) from bond funds; or |
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(3) by time warrants unless the amount of the time |
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warrants issued by the municipality for all purposes during the |
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current calendar year exceeds: |
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(A) $7,500 if the municipality's population is |
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5,000 or less; |
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(B) $10,000 if the municipality's population is |
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5,001 to 24,999; |
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(C) $25,000 if the municipality's population is |
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25,001 to 49,999; or |
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(D) $150,000 [$100,000] if the municipality's |
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population is more than 50,000. |
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SECTION 4. Section 395.052(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A political subdivision imposing an impact fee shall |
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update the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan at |
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least every three [five] years. The initial five-year period |
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begins on the day the capital improvements plan is adopted. |
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SECTION 5. Section 601.023(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A protest petition must object to the adoption of the |
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ordinance creating an authority and request that the ordinance be |
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submitted to the voters of the municipality. It must be signed by a |
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number of registered voters of the municipality equal to at least 15 |
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[10] percent of the number of votes cast at the most recent general |
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municipal election. |
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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, 2011. |