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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain regulations and taxes utilized by governmental |
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entities for construction and tourism. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 3000.02(c), Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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(c) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a program established by a state agency that |
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requires particular standards, incentives, or financing |
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arrangements in order to comply with requirements of a state or |
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federal funding source or housing program; |
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(2) a requirement for a building necessary to consider |
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the building eligible for windstorm and hail insurance coverage |
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under Chapter 2210, Insurance Code; |
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(3) an ordinance or other regulation that regulates |
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outdoor lighting that is adopted for the purpose of reducing light |
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pollution and that: |
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(A) is adopted by a governmental entity that is |
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certified as a Dark Sky Community by the International Dark-Sky |
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Association as part of the International Dark Sky Places Program; |
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(B) is adopted by a governmental entity that has |
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adopted a resolution stating the entity's intent to become |
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certified as a Dark Sky Community by the International Dark-Sky |
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Association as part of the International Dark Sky Places Program |
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and does not regulate outdoor lighting in a manner that is more |
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restrictive than the prohibitions or limitations required to become |
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certified as a Dark Sky Community; or |
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(C) applies to outdoor lighting within five miles |
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of the boundary of a military base in which an active training |
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program is conducted; |
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(4) an ordinance or order that: |
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(A) regulates outdoor lighting; and |
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(B) is adopted under Subchapter B, Chapter 229, |
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Local Government Code, or Subchapter B, Chapter 240, Local |
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Government Code; |
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(5) a building located in a place or area designated |
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for its historical, cultural, or architectural importance and |
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significance that a municipality may regulate under Section |
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211.003(b), Local Government Code, if the municipality: |
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(A) is a certified local government under the |
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National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. Section 300101 et |
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seq.); or |
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(B) has an applicable landmark ordinance that |
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meets the requirements under the certified local government program |
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as determined by the Texas Historical Commission; |
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(6) a building located in a place or area designated |
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for its historical, cultural, or architectural importance and |
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significance by a governmental entity, if designated before April |
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1, 2019; |
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(7) a building located in an area designated as a |
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historic district on the National Register of Historic Places; |
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(8) a building designated as a Recorded Texas Historic |
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Landmark; |
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(9) a building designated as a State Archeological |
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Landmark or State Antiquities Landmark; |
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(10) a building listed on the National Register of |
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Historic Places or designated as a landmark by a governmental |
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entity; |
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(11) a building located in a World Heritage Buffer |
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Zone; |
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(12) a building located in an area designated for |
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development, restoration, or preservation in a main street city |
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under the main street program established under Section 442.014; |
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(13) a building other than a single-family residential |
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property located in a municipality with a population of less than |
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20,000; |
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[(13)] (14) a standard for a plumbing product required |
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by an ordinance or other regulation implementing a water |
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conservation plan or program described by Section 11.1271 or |
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13.146, Water Code; and |
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[(14)] (15) a standard for a plumbing product imposed |
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by the Texas Water Development Board as a condition of applying for |
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or receiving financial assistance under a program administered by |
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the board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 351.101, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (t) as follows: |
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(t) In addition to the purposes provided by Subsection (a), |
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a municipality with a population less than 20,000 may use revenue |
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from the municipal hotel occupancy tax to promote tourism and the |
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convention and hotel industry by the enhancement and upgrading of a |
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water or wastewater system that provides services to facilities |
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that attract tourism in the municipality. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |