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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to agreements between border municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 763.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) An agreement or contract authorized by this chapter may |
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be memorialized by reciprocal ordinances or ordinances in |
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substantially similar language enacted by each municipality. |
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(f) By joint resolution, each municipality may extend the |
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provisions of this chapter to an agreement or contract that |
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predates enactment of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 763, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 763.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 763.006. ELIGILIBITY FOR FUNDING AND FINANCING |
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METHODS. Any facility, service, infrastructure, or other real |
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property created, operated, owned, co-owned, acquired, or governed |
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by an agreement authorized by this chapter, if located in the state |
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of the adjoining municipality and no more than thirty (30) miles |
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from the border municipality, shall be deemed within this state for |
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the purposes of determining eligibility for funding and financing |
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under Texas law. Such eligibility includes, but is not limited to, |
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grants, loans, bonds, and any other financial assistance authorized |
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under Texas law for municipal or intergovernmental infrastructure |
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projects and services. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025, if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that |
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date, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |