HB5370 - Relating to the requirements for interlocal contracts.

      By: Cortez, Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 5370       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requirements for interlocal contracts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 791.011(d), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (d)  An interlocal contract must:                (1)  be authorized by the governing body of each party   to the contract unless a party to the contract is a water utility   owned by a municipality containing more than 60 percent of the   population of a county with a population of 2 million or more or a   municipally owned electric utility, in which event the governing   body may establish procedures for entering into interlocal   contracts that do not exceed $100,000 without requiring the   approval of the governing body;                (2)  state the purpose, terms, rights, and duties of   the contracting parties; and                (3)  specify that each party paying for the performance   of governmental functions or services must make those payments from   current revenues available to the paying party.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an interlocal contract entered into on or after the effective date   of this Act.  An interlocal contract entered into before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the   date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued   in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.