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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the lease, rental, and donation to the United States of |
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certain facilities relating to a toll bridge by certain counties |
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and municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 364, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 364.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 364.005. LEASE, RENTAL, OR DONATION OF FACILITY TO |
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UNITED STATES. (a) A county may lease, rent, or donate to the |
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United States property or a building, structure, or other facility |
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acquired, constructed, improved, enlarged, or equipped in whole or |
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in part with proceeds from the sale of bonds issued by a county |
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under this chapter. |
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(b) The acquisition, construction, improvement, |
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enlargement, or equipment by a county of property or a building, |
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structure, or other facility for lease to and the donation of |
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property or a building, structure, or other facility by a county to |
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the United States for use in performing a federal governmental |
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function in the county or at or near and relating to a toll bridge of |
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the county is a public purpose and proper county function, |
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regardless of whether the toll bridge or the federal facility |
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relating to the toll bridge is located inside or outside the county. |
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SECTION 2. Section 364.043(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county, through the commissioners court, may issue, |
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sell, and deliver negotiable bonds to accomplish the purposes of |
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this chapter. The county may use the bonds or the proceeds of the |
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sale of the bonds to acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, or equip |
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in whole or in part a toll bridge or a related building, structure, |
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or other facility under this chapter or may exchange the bonds for |
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property to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. Section 367.012, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 367.012. PUBLIC PURPOSE. The acquisition, |
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construction, improvement, enlargement, or equipment by a |
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municipality of property or a building, structure, or other |
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facility for lease to and the donation of property or a building, |
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structure, or other facility by a municipality to the United States |
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for use in performing a federal governmental function in the |
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municipality or at or near and relating to a toll bridge of the |
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municipality is a public purpose and a proper municipal function, |
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regardless of whether the toll bridge or the federal facility |
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relating to the toll bridge is located inside or outside the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 4. Section 367.013, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 367.013. LEASE, [OR] RENTAL, OR DONATION OF FACILITY |
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TO UNITED STATES. A municipality may lease, [or] rent, or donate to |
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the United States property or a building, structure, or other |
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facility acquired, constructed, improved, enlarged, or equipped in |
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whole or in part with proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under |
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this subchapter. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a bond issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A bond |
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issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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applicable law in effect before the effective date of this Act, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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