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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 municipality to collect a records |
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management and preservation fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 4, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 109 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 109. FEES CHARGED BY MUNICIPALITIES |
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Sec. 109.001. RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION FEE. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may collect a |
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records management and preservation fee not to exceed $1 for any |
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municipal authorization, permit, license, registration, |
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certification, filing, or other municipal action or approval. |
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(b) A municipality may not collect a records management and |
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preservation fee under this section from a certified |
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telecommunications provider subject to access line fees under |
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Chapter 283. |
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(c) The records management and preservation fee must be |
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deposited in a separate records management and preservation account |
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in the general fund of the municipality. |
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(d) The records management and preservation fee may be used |
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only to provide funds for specific records management and |
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preservation, including municipal library and archival services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |