By: Reynolds, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Miles) H.B. No. 1174

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2019; May 14, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations; May 20, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 20, 2019, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1174 By: Alvarado

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain county assistance districts to provide a grant or loan.

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

SECTION 1. Section 387.006(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) A district may:

(1) perform any act necessary to the full exercise of the district's functions;

(2) accept a grant or loan from:

(A) the United States;

(B) an agency or political subdivision of this state; or

(C) a public or private person;

(3) acquire, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of property or an interest in property under terms determined by the district;

(4) employ necessary personnel;

(5) adopt rules to govern the operation of the district and its employees and property; [and]

(6) enter into agreements with municipalities necessary or convenient to achieve the district's purposes, including agreements regarding the duration, rate, and allocation between the district and the municipality of sales and use taxes; and

(7) if the district is created by a county with a population of more than 580,000 that borders a county with a population of more than four million, provide a grant or loan to a political subdivision to assist in funding the performance of one or more functions a district is authorized to perform under this chapter.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.

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