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
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	Governor