Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 372.0035
Common Characteristic or Use for Projects in Municipalities
(a)
This section applies only to:(1)
a municipality that:(A)
has a population of more than 900,000 and less than two million;(B)
has a population of more than 325,000 and less than 625,000;(C)
has a population of more than 197,000 and less than 200,500;(D)
has a population of more than 256,000 and less than 257,000;(E)
has a population of more than 20,000 and is wholly located in a county with a population of more than 62,000 and less than 68,000;(F)
has a population of more than 200,000 and borders Lake Lewisville;(G)
has a population of more than 138,000 and is wholly located in a county with a population of less than 265,000; or(H)
has a population of more than 130,000 and less than 140,000 and is wholly located in a county with a population of more than 900,000; and(2)
a public improvement district established under this subchapter and solely composed of territory in which the only businesses are:(A)
hotels with 100 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality described by Subdivision (1)(A);(B)
hotels with 75 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality described by Subdivision (1)(B), (D), (E), (F), (G), or (H); or(C)
hotels with 10 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality described by Subdivision (1)(C).(a-1)
This section applies only to a public improvement district established by a municipality under this subchapter and solely composed of territory in which the only businesses are one or more hotels.(b)
A municipality may undertake a project that confers a special benefit on areas that share a common characteristic or use. The areas may be noncontiguous.(c)
This section does not prohibit a municipality from or limit a municipality to establishing a district that includes a noncontiguous area authorized by this subchapter.(d)
A municipality that undertakes a project under this section may:(1)
adopt procedures for the collection of assessments under this chapter that are consistent with the municipality’s procedures for the collection of a hotel occupancy tax under Chapter 351 (Municipal Hotel Occupancy Taxes), Tax Code; and(2)
pursue remedies for the failure to pay an assessment under this chapter that are available to the municipality for failure to pay a hotel occupancy tax under Chapter 351 (Municipal Hotel Occupancy Taxes), Tax Code.(e)
A district created after September 1, 2019, may undertake a project under this section only for advertising, promotion, or business recruitment, as authorized by Section 372.003 (Authorized Improvements)(b)(13), directly related to hotels.(e-1)
A municipality may undertake a project under this section only for a purpose described by Section 372.003 (Authorized Improvements)(b)(13).
Source:
Section 372.0035 — Common Characteristic or Use for Projects in Municipalities, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.372.htm#372.0035 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
