BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center	S.B. 385
	By: Nelson
	Intergovernmental Relations
	5/24/2019
	Enrolled

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

The City of Frisco has seen exponential growth over the last decade. In an effort to improve the tourism industry and the city's ability to compete with its neighbors for events, S.B. 385 authorizes the City of Frisco to create a Tourism Public Improvement District. This will be a limited district authorized to only use funds for the use of special supplemental services for improvement and promotion of the district, including services relating to advertising, promotion, health and sanitation, water and wastewater, public safety, security, business recruitment, development, recreation, and cultural enhancement. (Original Author's/Sponsor's Statement of Intent)

 

S.B. 385 amends current law relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1. Amends Section 372.0035, Local Government Code, by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e), as follows:

 

(a) Provides that this section applies to:

 

(1) a municipality that:

 

(A)-(B) makes nonsubstantive changes to these paragraphs; or

 

(C) has a population of more than 115,000 and borders Lake Lewisville; and

 

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

 

(A) makes no changes to this paragraph; or

 

(B) makes a conforming change to this paragraph.

 

(e) Authorizes a municipality described by Subsection (a)(1)(C) to undertake a project under this section only for a purpose described by Section 372.003(b)(13) (relating to authorizing a public improvement project to include certain special supplemental services for improvement and promotion of the district).

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2019.