BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 1474

By: Anderson, Charles "Doc"

Urban Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

It has been suggested that certain municipalities, such as the City of Waco, would benefit from the creation of a tourism public improvement district. H.B. 1474 provides for the creation of such a district in a municipality that meets specified criteria.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 1474 amends the Local Government Code to include a municipality that has a population of more than 105,000 and is wholly located in a county with a population of less than 250,000 among the municipalities authorized to undertake a project that confers a special benefit on areas that share a common characteristic or use in a public improvement district solely composed of territory in which the only businesses are hotels with 75 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping. The bill restricts the purposes for which an applicable municipality may undertake such a project to special supplemental services for improvement and promotion of the district. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.