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H.B. No. 2162
1 located on the Frio River; and
2 (17) a county with a population of 21,000 or less that
3 borders the Neches River and in which there is located a national
4 preserve.
5 (d) The tax imposed by a county authorized by Subsection
6 (a)(4), (6), (8), (10), (11), [e1] (12), or (17) to impose the tax
7 does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a
8 tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel. This subsection does
9 not apply to a county authorized by Subsection (a)(6) to impose the
10 tax that:
11 (1) has a population of less than 40,000 and adjoins
12 the most populous county in this state; or
13 (2) has a population of more than 200,000 and borders
14 the Neches River.
15 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
16 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
17 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
18 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
19 Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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