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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption from taxation of property of a local |
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government corporation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 431.102, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The property of a local government corporation and a |
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transaction to acquire the property is exempt from taxation in the |
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same manner as a corporation created under Chapter 394, Local |
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Government Code, except that property of a local government |
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corporation created by a municipal power agency that was created |
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under Subchapter C, Chapter 163, Utilities Code, is not exempt from |
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ad valorem taxation if the property is located outside of the |
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boundaries of each of the municipalities that created the municipal |
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power agency. |
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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. |