HB 266

89S20227 RDS-D
		By: Kerwin
  H.B. No. 266
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain
  tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 351.152.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only
  to:
               (1)  a municipality described by Section
  351.001(7)(B);
               (2)  a municipality described by Section
  351.001(7)(D);
               (3)  a municipality described by Section
  351.001(7)(E);
               (4)  a municipality described by Section
  351.102(e)(3);
               (5)  a municipality that contains more than 70 percent
  of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or
  more;
               (6)  a municipality with a population of 175,000 or
  more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one
  county with a population of 125,000 or more;
               (7)  a municipality with a population of 250,000 or
  more but less than one million that is located in one county with a
  population of 2.5 million or more;
               (8)  a municipality with a population of 180,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is located in two counties, each with a
  population of 100,000 or more; and
                     (B)  contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of
  Fame and Museum;
               (9)  a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more
  that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine;
               (10)  a municipality with a population of 96,000 or
  more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the
  San Gabriel River;
               (11)  a municipality with a population of at least
  95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States
  Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000;
               (12)  a municipality with a population of 110,000 or
  more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a
  county with a population of less than 135,000;
               (13)  a municipality with a population of 28,000 or
  more but less than 31,000 that is located in two counties, each of
  which has a population of 900,000 or more and a southern border with
  a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
               (14)  a municipality with a population of 200,000 or
  more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of
  the Texas Tech University System;
               (15)  a municipality with a population of 95,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is located in more than one county; and
                     (B)  borders Lake Lewisville;
               (16)  a municipality with a population of 45,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park;
                     (B)  is located in two counties, one of which has a
  population of 2.5 million or more and one of which has a population
  of 190,000 or more; and
                     (C)  has adopted a capital improvement plan for
  the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
               (17)  a municipality with a population of less than
  10,000 that:
                     (A)  is almost wholly located in a county with a
  population of 900,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a
  population of 2.5 million or more;
                     (B)  is partially located in a county with a
  population of 2.1 million or more that is adjacent to a county with
  a population of 2.5 million or more;
                     (C)  has a visitor center and museum located in a
  19th-century rock building in the municipality's downtown; and
                     (D)  has a waterpark open to the public;
               (18)  a municipality with a population of 60,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
                     (B)  is located in two counties, one of which has a
  population of less than 110,000;
               (19)  a municipality with a population of 110,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  borders Clear Lake; and
                     (B)  is primarily located in a county with a
  population of less than 355,000;
               (20)  a municipality with a population of less than
  2,000 that:
                     (A)  is located adjacent to a bay connected to the
  Gulf of Mexico;
                     (B)  is located in a county with a population of
  290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of
  four million or more; and
                     (C)  has a boardwalk on the bay;
               (21)  a municipality with a population of 75,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is located wholly in one county with a
  population of 800,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a
  population of four million or more; and
                     (B)  has adopted a capital improvement plan for
  the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
               (22)  a municipality with a population of less than
  70,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has
  a population of four million or more;
               (23)  an eligible coastal municipality with a
  population of 2,900 or more but less than 5,000;
               (24)  a municipality with a population of 90,000 or
  more but less than 150,000 that:
                     (A)  is located in three counties; and
                     (B)  contains a branch campus of a component
  institution of the University of Houston System;
               (25)  a municipality that is:
                     (A)  primarily located in a county with a
  population of four million or more; and
                     (B)  connected by a bridge to a municipality
  described by Subdivision (20);
               (26)  a municipality with a population of 25,000 or
  more but less than 30,000 that:
                     (A)  contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and
                     (B)  is wholly located in a county with a
  population of less than 500,000;
               (27)  a municipality with a population of 70,000 or
  more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of
  which has a population of four million or more and the other of
  which has a population of less than 50,000;
               (28)  a municipality with a population of 10,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is wholly located in a county with a
  population of four million or more; and
                     (B)  has a city hall located less than three miles
  from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government;
               (29)  a municipality that is the county seat of a
  county:
                     (A)  through which the Pedernales River flows; and
                     (B)  in which the birthplace of a president of the
  United States is located;
               (30)  a municipality that contains a portion of U.S.
  Highway 79 and State Highway 130;
               (31)  a municipality with a population of 70,000 or
  more but less than 115,000 that is located in two counties, one of
  which has a population of 1.1 million or more but less than 1.9
  million;
               (32)  a municipality with a population of less than
  25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art;
               (33)  a municipality with a population of 50,000 or
  more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of
  the Sam Houston National Forest;
               (34)  a municipality with a population of less than
  25,000 that:
                     (A)  contains a cultural heritage museum; and
                     (B)  is located in a county that borders the
  United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
               (35)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
  that:
                     (A)  has a population of 115,000 or more;
                     (B)  is adjacent to a county with a population of
  2.1 million or more; and
                     (C)  hosts an annual peach festival;
               (36)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
  that:
                     (A)  has a population of 800,000 or more; and
                     (B)  is adjacent to a county with a population of
  four million or more;
               (37)  a municipality with a population of less than
  10,000 that:
                     (A)  contains a component university of The Texas
  A&M University System; and
                     (B)  is located in a county adjacent to a county
  that borders Oklahoma;
               (38)  a municipality with a population of less than
  17,000 that:
                     (A)  is located in two counties, each of which has
  a population of 900,000 or more but less than two million; and
                     (B)  hosts an annual Cajun Festival;
               (39)  a municipality with a population of 13,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is located on an international border; and
                     (B)  is located in a county:
                           (i)  with a population of less than 400,000;
  and
                           (ii)  in which at least one World Birding
  Center site is located;
               (40)  a municipality with a population of 3,200 or more
  that:
                     (A)  is located on an international border; and
                     (B)  is located not more than five miles from a
  state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park
  that contains 300,000 or more acres of land;
               (41)  a municipality with a population of 36,000 or
  more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by
  Subdivision (15);
               (42)  a municipality with a population of 28,000 or
  more that is located in a county with a population of 240,000 or
  more that contains a portion of the Blanco River and in which is
  located a historic railroad depot and heritage center;
               (43)  a municipality located in a county that has a
  population of not more than 300,000 and in which a component
  university of the University of Houston System is located;
               (44)  a municipality with a population of less than
  500,000 that is:
                     (A)  located in two counties; and
                     (B)  adjacent to a municipality described by
  Subdivision (31);
               (45)  a municipality that:
                     (A)  has a population of more than 67,000; and
                     (B)  is located in two counties with 90 percent of
  the municipality's territory located in a county with a population
  of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county
  with a population of at least four million;
               (46)  a municipality that:
                     (A)  has a population of 100,000 or more; and
                     (B)  is wholly located in, but is not the county
  seat of, a county with a population of one million or more:
                           (i)  in which all or part of a municipality
  with a population of one million or more is located; and
                           (ii)  that is adjacent to a county with a
  population of 2.5 million or more;
               (47)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
  bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States;
               (48)  a municipality that is bisected by the Guadalupe
  River and is the county seat of a county with a population of
  170,000 or more;
               (49)  a municipality with a population of 70,000 or
  more but less than 150,000 that borders Joe Pool Lake;
               (50)  a municipality with a population of 115,000 or
  more that borders the Neches River;
               (51)  a municipality described by Section 351.101(k);
               (52)  a municipality that is the county seat of a
  county:
                     (A)  through which the Brazos River flows; and
                     (B)  in which a national monument is located;
               (53)  a municipality with a population of 45,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is not the county seat of a county;
                     (B)  is located in a single county; and
                     (C)  contains a portion of Lake Lewisville;
               (54)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
  with a population of more than 900,000 that is adjacent to two
  counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million;
               (55)  a municipality that hosts an annual wine festival
  and is located in three counties, each of which has a population of
  more than 900,000;
               (56)  a municipality that has a population of at least
  150,000 but less than 1,300,000 and is partially located in a county
  that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir;
               (57)  a municipality that is located in a county that
  contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and in which a private
  college is located;
               (58)  a municipality that is the county seat of a
  county:
                     (A)  with a population of one million or more;
                     (B)  in which all or part of a municipality with a
  population of one million or more is located; and
                     (C)  that is located adjacent to a county with a
  population of 2.5 million or more;
               (59)  a municipality that is the county seat of a county
  that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and borders a
  county with a population of more than 240,000;
               (60)  a municipality with a population of more than
  80,000 but less than 150,000 that is located in a county with a
  population of more than 369,000 but less than 864,000 that contains
  part of an active duty United States Army installation;
               (61)  a municipality with a population of 750,000 or
  more that is located in a county with a population of 1.5 million or
  less;
               (62)  a municipality with a population of less than
  7,000 that contains a country music hall of fame;
               (63)  a municipality with a population of 35,000 or
  more that contains a railroad museum and is located in a county
  that:
                     (A)  has a population of 800,000 or more; and
                     (B)  is adjacent to a county with a population of
  four million or more; [and]
               (64)  a municipality:
                     (A)  that is the county seat of a county:
                           (i)  with a population of 60,000 or less; and
                           (ii)  that borders the Rio Grande; and
                     (B)  in which is located a United States military
  fort listed in the National Register of Historic Places; and
               (65)  a municipality with a population of 47,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is located in two counties, one of which has a
  population of 2.1 million or more and one of which has a population
  of 179,000 or more; and
                     (B)  is bisected by State Highway 174.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
  legislative session.