Amend CSHB 2435 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 372.0035(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  This section applies only to:

(1)  a municipality that:

(A)  has a population of more than 650,000 and less than two million; [or]

(B)  has a population of more than 325,000 and less than 625,000; or

(C)  has a population of at least 190,000 and no part of which is located in a county with a population of at least 150,000; and

(2)  a public improvement district established under this subchapter and solely composed of territory in which the only businesses are:

(A)  hotels with 100 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality described by Subdivision (1)(A); [or]

(B)  hotels with 75 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality described by Subdivision (1)(B); or

(C)  hotels with 10 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality described by Subdivision (1)(C).