H.B. No. 3504
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of certain county assistance districts to
  annex public rights-of-way and county-owned property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 387.0031, Local
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 387.0031.  INCLUSION OF ROADS OR COUNTY PROPERTY IN
  CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
         SECTION 2.  Section 387.0031, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection
  (b-1) to read as follows:
         (b)  The governing body of a district by order may include in
  the district a portion of a road or public right-of-way, including
  associated drainage areas, or county-owned property that is being
  used for a public purpose if:
               (1)  the road, public right-of-way, or county-owned
  property [that] is located in a municipality located in the county
  that created the district; and
               (2)  [if] the municipality consents to the inclusion.
         (b-1)  An election is not required to approve an order
  described by Subsection (b) [this subsection].
         (c)  The district may use money available to the district to
  perform any function of the district under this chapter
  [maintenance or improvement] on a road or public right-of-way,
  including [and the] associated drainage areas, or any property
  included in the district in accordance with this section.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3504 was passed by the House on May 4,
  2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3504 was passed by the Senate on May
  24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor