Texas Local Government Code § 505.304 Payment For Certain Water-related Projects: Election Required

Sec. 505.304. PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN WATER-RELATED PROJECTS: ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) A Type B corporation may not use proceeds from the sales and use tax to undertake a project described by Section 505.154 unless the use of tax proceeds for that purpose is authorized by a majority of the voters voting at an election held in the municipality for that purpose.

(b) The ballot in an election held under this section shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The use of sales and use tax proceeds for infrastructure relating to __________ (insert water supply facilities or water conservation programs, as appropriate)."

(c) An election held under this section may be authorized by the governing body of an authorizing municipality subsequent to an earlier election authorized under Section 505.251.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

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