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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a grant program for public improvement projects for |
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unincorporated communities in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 12, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 388 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 388. GRANT PROGRAM FOR UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES IN |
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CERTAIN COUNTIES |
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Sec. 388.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to |
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a county that: |
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(1) has a population of not more than 3,000; |
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(2) is adjacent to at least three counties with |
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populations of less than 10,000; and |
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(3) is located on an international border. |
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Sec. 388.002. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The |
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commissioners court of a county by order may establish and |
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implement a grant program for the purpose of funding public |
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improvement projects to benefit unincorporated communities located |
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in the county. |
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(b) A public improvement project includes: |
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(1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of: |
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(A) sidewalks, streets, roads, or other |
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transportation infrastructure; |
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(B) water, wastewater, or drainage facilities or |
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improvements; or |
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(C) other public facilities or improvements; and |
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(2) special supplemental services for improvement and |
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promotion of the area, including services relating to advertising, |
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promotion, health and sanitation, water and wastewater, public |
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safety, security, business recruitment, development, recreation, |
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and cultural enhancement. |
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Sec. 388.003. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The county may |
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apply for and accept a gift, grant, or donation from any source to |
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fund a public improvement project described by Section 388.002. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |