TITLE: Relating to the payment of development impact fees by certain political subdivisions or governmental entities.

SUMMARY: Relating to the payment of development impact fees by certain political subdivisions or governmental entities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the payment of development impact fees by certain political subdivisions or governmental entities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 395.022(b), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A political subdivision or other governmental entity that levies or collects an ad valorem tax [school district] is not required to pay impact fees imposed under this chapter unless the governing body of the political subdivision or other governmental entity [board of trustees of the district] consents to the payment of the fees by entering a contract with the political subdivision that imposes the fees. The contract may contain terms the governing body [board of trustees] considers advisable to provide for the payment of the fees. 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.