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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of |
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state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected |
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by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 140.011(a)(2), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Local government" means: |
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(A) a municipality adjacent to or with |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction located within two miles of the |
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boundary line of a United States military installation; and |
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(B) a county: |
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(i) in which a United States military |
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installation is wholly or partly located; or |
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(ii) that: |
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(a) has a population of less than |
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200,000; and |
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(b) is adjacent to two counties that |
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contain the same United States Army installation, neither of which |
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has a population greater than 1.5 million. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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eligibility of a qualified local government to apply for a disabled |
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veteran assistance payment beginning with the fiscal year of the |
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local government that ends in the 2021 tax year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |