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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county assistance district to |
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provide a grant or loan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 387.006(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A district may: |
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(1) perform any act necessary to the full exercise of |
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the district's functions; |
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(2) accept a grant or loan from: |
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(A) the United States; |
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(B) an agency or political subdivision of this |
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state; or |
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(C) a public or private person; |
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(3) acquire, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose |
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of property or an interest in property under terms determined by the |
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district; |
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(4) employ necessary personnel; |
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(5) adopt rules to govern the operation of the |
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district and its employees and property; [and] |
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(6) enter into agreements with municipalities |
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necessary or convenient to achieve the district's purposes, |
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including agreements regarding the duration, rate, and allocation |
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between the district and the municipality of sales and use taxes; |
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and |
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(7) provide a grant or loan to a political subdivision |
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to assist in funding the performance of one or more functions a |
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district is authorized to perform under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |