85R8368 ADM-F     By: Stucky H.B. No. 2445       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in   certain municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 351.101(k), Tax Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (k)  In addition to other authorized uses, a municipality   [that is intersected by both State Highways 71 and 95] may use   revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of   tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of an existing sports   facility or field as specified by Subsection (a)(7), provided that   the requirements of Subsections (a)(7)(A) and (C) are met, if the   municipality:                (1)  is intersected by both State Highways 71 and 95; or                (2)  contains an intersection of Interstates 35E and   35W and at least two public universities.          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.