TITLE: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.

FULL TEXT:
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.