Bill Text: TX HB960 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 960 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the exemption of school district property from certain infrastructure fees charged for the control of excess water or storm water.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-02 - Referred to Natural Resources [HB960 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB960-Introduced.html

	84R4668 PAM-D

	By: Farias	H.B. No. 960



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the exemption of school district property from certain
	infrastructure fees charged for the control of excess water or
	storm water.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 580.003, Local Government Code, as
	redesignated by Chapter 885 (H.B. 2278), Acts of the 80th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, and amended by Chapters 1356
	(H.B. 462) and 1430 (S.B. 3), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2007, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 580.003. EXEMPTIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM
	INFRASTRUCTURE FEES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no
	county, municipality, or utility district may collect from a state
	agency, [~~or a~~] public or private institution of higher education,
	or school district any fee charged for the development or
	maintenance of programs or facilities for the control of excess
	water or storm water.
	(b) A municipality with a population of 25,000 or less and
	through which the Bosque River runs may collect from a state agency,
	[or] public institution of higher education, or school district a
	fee charged for the development or maintenance of programs or [of]
	facilities for the control of excess water or storm water.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not
	affect fees imposed before the effective date of this Act, and the
	law in effect before that date is continued in effect for the
	purpose of the liability for and collection of those fees.
	SECTION 3. 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 September 1, 2015.