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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to hotel and convention center projects, including the |
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authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue |
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derived from those projects and to pledge certain tax revenue for |
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the payment of obligations related to those projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 351.151(2), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(2) "Qualified convention center facility" means a |
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facility that has been or will be constructed and that: |
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(A) is primarily used to host conventions or |
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meetings; |
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(B) is wholly owned by a municipality to which |
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this subchapter applies, and none of which is or may be owned |
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through an undivided common interest; |
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(C) is connected to a qualified hotel or has an |
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exterior wall that is located not more than 1,000 feet from the |
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nearest exterior wall of a qualified hotel; |
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(D) is not located in a hotel, sports stadium, or |
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other structure but may share common infrastructure or facilities |
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with a hotel, such as a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning |
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system, electrical system, or kitchen; |
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(E) has at least 5,000 [10,000] square feet of |
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continuous meeting space; and |
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(F) is configurable to simultaneously |
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accommodate multiple events described by Paragraph (A) of different |
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sizes and types. |
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SECTION 2. Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only |
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to: |
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(1) a municipality described by Section |
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351.001(7)(B); |
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(2) a municipality described by Section |
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351.001(7)(D); |
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(3) a municipality described by Section |
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351.001(7)(E); |
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(4) a municipality described by Section |
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351.102(e)(3); |
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(5) a municipality that contains more than 75 percent |
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of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or |
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more; |
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(6) a municipality with a population of 150,000 or |
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more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one |
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county with a population of 125,000 or more; |
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(7) a municipality with a population of 150,000 or |
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more but less than one million that is located in one county with a |
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population of 2.3 million or more; |
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(8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or |
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more that: |
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(A) is located in two counties, each with a |
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population of 100,000 or more; and |
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(B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of |
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Fame and Museum; |
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(9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more |
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that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine; |
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(10) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or |
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more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the |
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San Gabriel River; |
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(11) a municipality with a population of 99,900 or |
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more but less than 111,000 that is located in a county with a |
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population of 135,000 or more; |
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(12) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or |
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more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a |
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county with a population of less than 135,000; |
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(13) a municipality with a population of 9,000 or more |
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but less than 10,000 that is located in two counties, each of which |
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has a population of 662,000 or more and a southern border with a |
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county with a population of 2.3 million or more; |
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(14) a municipality with a population of 200,000 or |
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more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of |
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the Texas Tech University System; |
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(15) a municipality with a population of 95,000 or |
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| Statutes affected:
Introduced: Tax Code 351.151, Tax Code 351.152, Tax Code 351.157 (Tax Code 351)