(a) A commission does not have power to tax.
(b) A participating governmental unit may appropriate funds to a commission for the costs and expenses required in the performance of its purposes.
(c) A commission may apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for its purposes a grant or funds from a participating governmental unit, the state, the federal government, or other source.
(d) A commission may not expend funds for an automobile allowance for a member of the governing body of the commission if the member holds another state, county, or municipal office.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.