87R9721 SRA-D
 
  By: Canales H.B. No. 2843
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the donation to the United States of certain facilities
  relating to a toll bridge by certain municipalities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 367.012, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 367.012.  PUBLIC PURPOSE. The acquisition,
  construction, improvement, enlargement, or equipment by a
  municipality of property or a building, structure, or other
  facility for lease to and the donation of property or a building,
  structure, or other facility by a municipality to the United States
  for use in performing a federal governmental function in the
  municipality or at or near and relating to a toll bridge of the
  municipality is a public purpose and a proper municipal function,
  regardless of whether the toll bridge or the federal facility
  relating to the toll bridge is located inside or outside the
  municipality.
         SECTION 2.  Section 367.013, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 367.013.  LEASE, [OR] RENTAL, OR DONATION OF FACILITY
  TO UNITED STATES. A municipality may lease, [or] rent, or donate to
  the United States property or a building, structure, or other
  facility acquired, constructed, improved, enlarged, or equipped in
  whole or in part with proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under
  this subchapter.
         SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a bond issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A bond
  issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
  applicable law in effect before the effective date of this Act, and
  the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.