88R5678 MZM-D
	By: Morales of Maverick	H.B. No. 1330

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a grant program for public improvement projects for
	unincorporated communities in certain counties.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 12, Local Government Code, is
	amended by adding Chapter 388 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 388. GRANT PROGRAM FOR UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES IN
	CERTAIN COUNTIES
	Sec. 388.001.  APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to
	a county that:
	(1)  has a population of not more than 3,000;
	(2)  is adjacent to at least three counties with
	populations of less than 10,000; and
	(3)  is located on an international border.
	Sec. 388.002.  IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The
	commissioners court of a county by order may establish and
	implement a grant program for the purpose of funding public
	improvement projects to benefit unincorporated communities located
	in the county.
	(b)  A public improvement project includes:
	(1)  the acquisition, construction, or improvement of:
	(A)  sidewalks, streets, roads, or other
	transportation infrastructure;
	(B)  water, wastewater, or drainage facilities or
	improvements; or
	(C)  other public facilities or improvements; and
	(2)  special supplemental services for improvement and
	promotion of the area, including services relating to advertising,
	promotion, health and sanitation, water and wastewater, public
	safety, security, business recruitment, development, recreation,
	and cultural enhancement.
	Sec. 388.003.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The county may
	apply for and accept a gift, grant, or donation from any source to
	fund a public improvement project described by Section 388.002.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.