85R3168 CJC-D     By: Paddie H.B. No. 3484       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by   certain municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended   by adding Section 351.1079 to read as follows:          Sec. 351.1079.  ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR SPORTS FACILITIES   AND FIELDS BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies   only to a municipality that has a population of at least 6,000 and   that is the county seat of a county that:                (1)  borders the State of Louisiana;                (2)  is bisected by a United States highway; and                (3)  has a population of 75,000 or less.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a   municipality to which this section applies may use all or any   portion of the revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy   tax to construct, improve, maintain, and operate sports facilities   and fields for the purpose of promoting tourism and the convention   and hotel industry.          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, 2017.