Sec. 372.0035. COMMON CHARACTERISTIC OR USE FOR PROJECTS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of more than 650,000 and less than two million; or
(B) has a population of more than 325,000 and less than 625,000; 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); or
(B) hotels with 75 or more rooms ordinarily used for sleeping, if the district is established by a municipality described by Subdivision (1)(B).
(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, 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, Tax Code.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1400), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (S.B. 660), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (S.B. 837), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
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