84R11312 SGA-F

By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of sales tax revenue collected under certain contracts.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 54.605 to read as follows:

Sec. 54.605. USE OF SALES TAX REVENUE UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a) This section applies only to:

(1) a district located in a county with a population of 550,000 or more and included in:

(A) the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; or

(B) the Fort Bend Subsidence District;

(2) a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more that is included in the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; and

(3) money received by a municipality under Chapter 321, Tax Code, from sales or uses consummated within the district, a percentage of which is distributed to the district by the municipality under the terms of a contract with the municipality, including a strategic partnership agreement authorized by Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the municipality and the district must each use at least 50 percent of the money described by Subsection (a)(3) for drainage or road projects that:

(1) are located or conducted within the district or within five miles of the district's boundary;

(2) benefit residents of the district;

(3) are consistent with the major thoroughfare plan of the county in which the project is located; and

(4) are not required to be undertaken by the municipality, the district, or another person under applicable platting regulations of the county in which the project is located.

(c) This section applies to a contract or strategic partnership agreement entered into before September 1, 2015, only to the extent that the provisions of Subsection (b) do not impair obligations under the provisions of the contract or agreement.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.