Sec. 3836.251.  HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.  (a)  In this section, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
(b)  For purposes of this section, a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district and a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the county's officers or governing body is a reference to the board.
(c)  Except as inconsistent with this section, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this section, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.
(d)  The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any district purpose, including to:
(1)  maintain and operate the district;
(2)  construct or acquire improvements; and
(3)  provide a service.
(e)  The board by order may impose, repeal, increase, or decrease the rate of a tax on a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room that:
(1)  is in a hotel located in the district's boundaries;
(2)  costs $2 or more each day; and
(3)  is ordinarily used for sleeping.
(f)  The amount of the tax may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
(g)  The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a county.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.