H.R. No. 2618
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
  Texas, 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, That House Rule 13,
  Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
  Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
  resolve the differences on House Bill 2445 (the use of municipal
  hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities) to consider
  and take action on the following matters:
         (1)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
  the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the
  house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 8 of the
  bill, by adding the following text to amended Section 351.102, Tax
  Code:
         (c-1)  A municipality to which this subsection applies is
  entitled to receive all funds from a hotel and convention center
  project that the owner of a project could receive under Section
  151.429(h) of this code or Section 2303.5055, Government Code, if a
  project for purposes of those provisions included a hotel and
  convention center project.  The municipality may pledge the funds
  for payment of obligations issued under this section for the hotel
  and convention center project. For purposes of this subsection,
  "hotel and convention center project" means a project that is an
  existing hotel owned by the municipality or another person and a
  convention center facility to be acquired, constructed, equipped,
  or leased, that will be located within 1,000 feet of the hotel, and
  that will be owned by or located on land owned by the municipality.
  This subsection applies only to a municipality that:
               (1)  is the county seat of a county that:
                     (A)  borders the United Mexican States;
                     (B)  has a population of less than 300,000; and
                     (C)  contains one or more municipalities with a
  population of 200,000 or more; and
               (2)  holds an annual jalapeño festival.
         Explanation: The change is necessary to permit a
  municipality to which Section 351.102(c-1), Tax Code, as added by
  the bill, applies to receive and pledge the described funds for the
  specified purposes.
         (2)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
  the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the
  house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 8 of the
  bill, by adding the following text to added Section 351.102(e), Tax
  Code:
         (e)  In addition to the municipalities described by
  Subsection (b), that subsection also applies to:
         . . .
               (9)  a municipality with a population of less than
  2,000 that:
                     (A)  is located adjacent to a bay connected to the
  Gulf of Mexico;
                     (B)  is located in a county with a population of
  290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of
  four million or more; and
                     (C)  has a boardwalk on the bay;
               (10)  a municipality with a population of 75,000 or
  more that:
                     (A)  is located wholly in one county with a
  population of 575,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a
  population of four million or more; and
                     (B)  has adopted a capital improvement plan for
  the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
               (11)  a municipality with a population of less than
  75,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has
  a population of at least four million; and
               (12)  an eligible coastal municipality with a
  population of more than 3,000 but less than 5,000.
         Explanation: This change is necessary to add municipalities
  to the list of municipalities to which Section 351.102(b), Tax
  Code, applies.
         (3)  House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit
  the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the
  house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 8 of the
  bill, by adding the following text to amended Section 351.102, Tax
  Code:
         (g)  A municipality to which this section applies may not
  receive or pledge revenue or funds under Subsection (b) or (c) for a
  hotel project unless the municipality enters into an agreement with
  a person for the development of the hotel project before September
  1, 2019.
         Explanation: This change is necessary to restrict the
  application of Sections 351.102(b) and (c), Tax Code, to eligible
  municipalities that enter into the specified agreements before
  September 1, 2019.
 
  Stucky
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2618 was adopted by the House on May
  28, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 124, Nays 19, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House