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Opportunity is also taken to make certain consequential amendments. As the Legislative Council was not in session and the matter was urgent, the Ordinance No. 9 of 1986 was issued. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 33 of 1986.) XII Amending Act 20 of 1987.- It has been considered necessary to provide for prohibition of defection of Members of Zilla Parishads Mandal Panchayats and Councillors of Municipal Corporations and the City and Town Municipal Councils from the political parties by which they were set up as candidates. It order to provide healthy politics in the local bodies it is considered necessary to disqualify such councillors subject to certain conditions in the case of merger or split. Opportunity is taken to amend the Karnataka Zilla Parishids, Taluk Panchayat Samithis, Mandal Panchayat and Nyaya panchayat Act, 1983 (Karnataka Act 20 of 1985) The Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and the Karnataka Municipalities Act 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) . As the Karnataka Legislative Assembly was not in Session and since the matter was very urgent the Karnataka local Authorities (Prohibition of defection) Ordinance, 1986 (Karnataka Ordinance No. 18 of 1986) was promulgated. The Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Hence the Bill. (Obtained form L.A. Bill No. 3 of 1987) 24 XIII Amending Act 2 of 1990.- The Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Zilla Parishads, Taluk Panchayat Samithis, Mandal Panchayats and Nyaya Panchayats Act, 1983 contain provisions for the preparation of additional Electoral Rolls of the purpose of conferring the right to vote to persons who had attained the age of 18 years. Pursuant to the amendments effected to the Representation of the People Act, the Electoral Rolls for elections to the Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies now include persons who have attained the voting age of 18 years. In these circumstances, it has been decided to delete the provisions requiring the preparation of the additional Electoral Roll by making suitable and consequential amendments. It is also proposed to have a uniform term of office of five years for the Councilors, Corporators and the Members of Zilla Parishads. Consequently, the statutory term of four years for the Councillors is enhanced to five years to be par with terms of office of the Corporators and the Members of the Zilla Parishads. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 21-12- 1989 as No. 616 at page 5) XIV Amending Act 14 of 1990.- Articles 309, 187 (2) and 229 (2) of the Constitution of India provide for the recruitment and conditions of service of civil servants being regulated by law of the State Legislature. It is therefore considered desirable to make a law for this purpose. Since rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service made under the Act relate to civil servants, the secretarial staff of the Karnataka State Legislature and conditions of service of the members of the establishment of the High Court, provisions has been made in clause 3(2) for the previous publication of the rules and for ascertaining the views of the Presiding Officers of the Legislature and of the High Court before the rules are made. Provision has been made in clause 3 for continuance of the rules made before the commencement of the Act. The Vigilance Commissioner, the officers of the Vigilance conduct inquiries into the conduct of civil servants will to conduct the inquiries properly. For this purpose, it is powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. In order to deal with corrupt civil servants in possession of assets disproportionate to their known resources of income for which they cannot satisfactorily account, it is considered necessary to have provision for presuming misconduct when it is proved that a civil servant is in possession of disproportionate assets. Provisions for said maters have been made in clause 5 of the Bill. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part VI-2A dated 10.08.1978 as No.1135) XV Amending Act 19 of 1991.- It became necessary to postpone the poll to the City Corporation in the State, scheduled to be held on 25th February 1990, on account of the reasons beyond the control of the Government. 25 In order to have specified powers to achieve the above object, the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1990 was promulgated. This Bill seeks to replace the above Ordinance. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 2.4.1990 as No. 185 at page 4.) XVI Amending Act 22 of 1991.- It is considered necessary to prohibit display of any flags other than the National Flag or a flag approved by the State Government on the offices of City Corporation and City or Town Municipal Councils. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 3 of 1991) XVII Amending Act 32 of 1991.- It becomes necessary to postpone the poll of the City Corporations in the State, scheduled to be held on 25th February 1990, on account of the reason beyond the control of the Government. In order to have specific powers to achieve the above object, the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1990 was promulgated. This Bill seeks to replace the above Ordinance. Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 2-4- 1990 as No. 185 at page 4) XVIII Amending Act 35 of 1994.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to bring it in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution (Seventy -fourth Amendment) Act, 1992. The Bill among other things provides for,- (1) specifying larger urban area having regard to the population of the area, revenue generated in such area, percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities and certain other factors enumerated in section 3; (2) composition of the corporation; (3) reservation of seats and office of Chair persons in a Corporation in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Women; (4) Constitution of four Standing Committees in respect of each corporation; (5) Constitution of Ward Committees in respect of a city where population is three lakhs or more. (6) preparation of electoral roll by the State Election Commission and superintendence, direct and control by the State Election Commission in respect of conduct of election; (7) Constitution of Metropolitan Planning Committees in respect of the Bangalore Metropolitan area; (8) Finance Commission constituted under the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 to review the financial position of the Corporation and to make recommendation to the Governor; 26 (9) repeal of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1985 and dissolution of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority on the constitution of the Bangalore Metropolitans Planning Committee. Certain consequential amendments are also made. As the matter was urgent and the Karnataka Legislative Assembly was not in session, the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1994 was promulgated. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 2 of 1994) XIX Amending Act 14 of 1995.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act 1976 to provide for ,- (i) review by the Commissioner any transfer of title recorded under section 114 of the Act; (ii) the Divisional Commissioner to decide claims to the property by or against the Corporation. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 18 of 1995.) XX Amending Act 25 of 1995.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976,- (i) to substitute the existing definition of "Backward Classes" in order to redefine it on the lines of the definition of Backward Classes contained in the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993; (ii) to earmark eight per cent of the officers of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor reserved for Backward Classes, in favour of category 'A' and the remaining twenty per cent in favour of category 'B'; (iii) to earmark eighty per cent of the seats reserved for Backward Classes in favour of category 'A' and the remaining twenty per cent in favour of category 'B'; (iv) to provide for deemed deputation of the Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officer, Presiding Officer, etc., to the State Election Commission during the period commencing from the election ending with the date of the declaration of the result of election so that such officers shall be subject to the control, superintendent and discipline of the State Election Commission; (v) to provide for requisitioning of premises and vehicles for election purposes; (vi) to provide for payment of compensation and certain other matters incidental to the requisitioning of premises and vehicles. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 25 of 1995.) XXI Amending Act 24 of 1998.- It is considered necessary to amend the provisions of section 11 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and section 7 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to do away with the requirement that the members of the House of people and the Legislative Assembly should be registered as electors within the Municipal area or a city as the case may be, so as to bring them in conformity with Article 243R of the Constitution of India. 27 Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 2 of 1998.) XXII Amending Act 27 of 1998.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 to provide for eight State Committees in case of Bangalore City Corporation and the Standing Committees for other City Corporations. Certain other consequential amendments are also made. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from. L.A. Bill No. 11 of 1998.) XXIII Amending Act 9 of 2001.- Convening, holding or attending any public meeting within twenty four hours before the date of commencement of poll is prohibited in section 41 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. It is proposed to make if forty eight hours on par with the provisions of section 35 of Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. Hence the Bill (Vide L.A. Bill No.39 of 2001, File No. DPAL 43 Shasana 2000) XXIV Amending Act 31 of 2001.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to simplify the procedure, introduce the system of self-assessment of property tax and to provide for,- (1) to abolish the system of determining the Rateable Value on the basis of annual gross rent to which a building may reasonably be expected to let from month to month or from year to year for the purpose of assessment of property tax; (2) to introduce a system of assessment of property tax based on Taxable Capital Value having regard to the estimated market value of the land and estimated cost of erecting the building; (3) to levy property tax at such percentage of Taxable Capital Value fixed by the Corporation with reference to location, type of construction of the building nature of use to which the property is put, area of the land, plinth area of the building and age of the building; (4) payment of property tax and filing of returns by owners or occupiers; (5) an incentive at the rate of five percent of the tax for owners filing returns within the specified time; (6) to impose a penalty at the rate of fifty percent of the tax in cases of failure to submit returns; (7) to collect service charges in respect of properties exempted from property tax; (8) to collect penalty equal to twice the property tax leviable in resdpect of unlawful buildings without prejudice to any proceedings or action to be taken for unlawful construction; (9) to publish property tax register for public information; (10) to undertake survey of lands and buildings and preparation of property register; (11) to levy infrastucture and Solid Waste Management Cesses; 28 Certain consequential amendments are also made. Hence the Bill. (Vide LA Bill No.30 of 2000, File No.DPAL 48 Shasana 2000) XXV Amending Act 5 of 2003.- Section 7 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, provides for nomination of not more than five persons who have special knowledge in the area of municipal administration, health, town planning, education etc., as councilors of City Municipal Corporations. Having regard to the area, size and greater civic responsibilities of the Bangalore City Municipal Corporation, it needs a separate dispensation. Therefore, it is considered necessary to provide for nomination of ten persons as councilors under section 7 to the Bangalore City Municipal Corporation and to retain the existing provision in respect of other City Municipal Corporations in the State. Hence the Bill. ( LC Bill No.11 of 2002) XXVI Amending Act 8 of 2003.- To give effect to the proposals made in the Budget Speech for the year 2003-04, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. Hence the Bill. ( LA Bill No.8 of 2003) XXVII Amending Act 32 of 2003.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977),- (i) to rationalise the provisions relating to inspections; (ii) to dispense with the sanction of the Government before imposing tax; (iii) to reduce the rate of property tax on vacant land from the existing rate of minimum 0.3% and maximum 0.6% in view of several objections received from public; (iv) to increase the currency of the trade licenses from one year to five years to avoid hardship to small traders; (v) to levy a penalty at the rate of 2% per month on belated payment of property tax due; (vi) to omit the provisions relating to levy of water cess to mitigate the tax burden; (vii) to enhance the tax on commercial building from 0.3% - 0.6% to 0.5% to 1.5% of the capital value of the property; (viii) to exempt vacant land to a maximum of 50 square meters around a residential building constructed on a site measuring up to 225 square meters from the levy of property tax; (ix) to validate the assessment etc., already made. Certain other incidental and consequential provisions are also made. As the matter was urgent and the Karnataka Legislative Council was not in session, the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Ordinance, 2003 was promulgated. Hence the Bill. ( LA Bill No.20 of 2003) 29 XXVIII Amending Act 39 of 2003.-Considering the complaints received from general public that candidates contesting in elections to urban local bodies spend huge sum of money on publicity and other things concerning campaigning which amounts to corrupt practice, the State Election Commission has proposed for bringing suitable amendment to the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to insert a new provision providing for disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses. Hence the Bill. ( LA Bill No.21 of 2002) XXIX Amending Act 5 of 2005.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and The Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to provide for,- (1) reduction of property tax levied for the years 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and 2004- 2005 from two and half times to two times of the tax levied for the year 2001-2002; (2) exemption of Property Tax in respect of the vacant land around all classes of buildings in the Municipalities and City Corporations; (3) total exemption of the tax on vacant land in Municipalities having a population of less than one lakh; (4) enhancement of Property Tax once in three years commencing from the year 2005-2006 and to give guidelines for enhancement; (5) reduction of tax on commercial buildings from an upper limit of 1.5 percent to 0.9 percent situated in the Municipalities having less than one lakh population and in respect of residential buildings from 1.0 percent to 0.6 percent; (6) Certain other consequential amendments are also made. The Bill also seeks to replace the Karnataka Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004 (Karnataka Ordinance 3 of 2004) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004 (Karnataka Ordinance 2 of 2004) with certain modifications. Hence the Bill. ( LA Bill No.6 of 2005) XXX Amending Act 1 of 2007.— It is considered necessary and expedient in public interest to provide for regualarisation of certain unauthorised constructions and to define the parameters thereof by amending the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961, the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 in the following manner, namely:- (1) to regularise, subject to payment of prescribed fee,- (a) all unauthorised constructions as on the date of passing of the Amendment Act. 30 (b) all violations of change of land user (c) all constructions made on revenue sites except, developments affecting,- (i) alignment of Ring Road, Highways (ii) lands belonging to Government, Local Authorities and Development Authorities, and Parks and Open spaces (iii) Basement floor earmarked as parking space, and (2) to prescribe the fee for different types of contravention permitted and (3) to provide for other consequential and incidental matters. Hence the Bill. (L.C.Bill No.11 of 2004) (Entries 5 and 18 of List II and entry 20 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.) XXXI Amending Act 14 of 2007.- It is considered necessary to amend Section 7 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to raise the maximum number of Councillors from one hundred to one hundred fifty in view of creation of ‘Greater Bangalore Municipal Body. Hence the Bill. (L.A.Bill No. 23 of 2006) [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XXXII Amending Act 17 of 2007.- In G.O.NO.RD 9 BMM 2003, dated: 8.9.2005 the posts of Regional Commissioners at Bangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga and Belgaum along with supporting staff has been created. The Regional Commissioners have to be conferred with statutory powers by necessary amendments to the relevant Acts. Since the matter was urgent and the Karnataka Legislature was not in session, the Karnataka Land Revenue and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2006(Karnataka Ordinance No.5 of 2006) was promulgated to achieve the above Object. Hence the Bill. [L.A.Bill No.7 of 2007] [Entry 5 and 18 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XXXIII Amending Act 2 of 2009.- The State Government constituted the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on 16-1-2007 by merging of Seven City Municipal Councils and One Town Municipal Council and certain villages with the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. At the time of merger, Bangalore Mahanagara Palike was 31 collecting property tax on the basis of Annual Rental Value under the optional Self Assessment System. Whereas seven City Municipal Councils and one Town Municipal Council were collecting tax under capital value system under the provisions of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and the villages were collecting tax provisions of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and the villages were collecting tax under the Karnatka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. In view of the merger it is felt necessary to bring in a uniform property tax policy in the entire Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike area. Therefore it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 by inserting a new section 108A, to provide for collection of property tax on the basis of unit area value. As the matter was urgent, and both the Houses of the Karnataka State Legislature were not in session, the Governor of Karnataka has promulgated the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008 (Karnataka Ordinance 1 of 2008) This Bill seeks to replace the said ordinance. Hence, this Bill. [L.A.Bill No. 7 of 2009] [Entries 5 and 49 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XXXIV Amending Act 17 of 2009.- The State Election Commission has decided to use Electronic Voting Machines in the conduct of Elections to the Urban Local Bodies. The using of Electronic Voting Machine will minimize the expenditure and also ease the process of counting. The State Election Commission has also requested the Government to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to this effect and to include all the necessary provisions if any to facilitate the State Election Commission to use Electronic Voting Machines in the elections to the urban local bodies. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to facilitate the State Election Commission to use Electronic Voting Machines in the elections to the urban local bodies. As the matter was urgent and both the Houses of the Karnataka State Legislature were not in session, the Governor of Karnataka had promulgated the Karnataka Municipalities and certain other law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009 (Karnataka Ordinance No 1 of 2009). This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Hence, this Bill. (LA Bill No.30 of 2009, File No.DPAL 25 Shasana 2009) (Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.) XXXV Amending Act 22 of 2009.- It is considered necessary to constitute smaller and compact wards with an average population of 30,000 in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike area to have smooth administration. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to provide for,- 32 (i) enhancement of maximum number of wards for a Corporation to 200; (ii) nomination of members equal to ten percent of the total number of members in the council, instead of ten members, from among the residents of the city to the Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike; and (iii) substitution of expression “Bangalore City Corporation” or “corporation of city of Bangalore” by “Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike”. As the matter was urgent, and both the Houses of the Karnataka State Legislature were not in session, the Governor of Karnataka had promulgated the Karnataka Municipal Corporations(Amendment) Ordinance, 2009 (Karnataka Ordinance No.4 of 2009). This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Hence, this Bill. (LA Bill No.31 of 2009, File No.DPAL 24 Shasana 2009) (Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.) XXXVI Amending Act 15 of 2010.- A Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Chief Engineer (retired) reviewed the provisions of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act, 1964 and the provisions of the Water Supply and Sewerage Acts of several cities viz., Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi with a view to adopt best practices useful to the Board and has made certain recommendations. Considering those recommendations it is considered necessary to amend the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act, 1964 to provide for,- (a) extension of the provisions of the Act to whole of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike area; (b) enhancement of the maximum number of members of the Board to nine; (c) empowering the Board to insist on owners or occupiers to adopt water conservation methods like rain water harvesting and recycling of waste water for non-potable or potable purpose; (d) enhancement of penalties on various offences punishable under this Act; (e) acquisition of land for the purposes of the Board; and (f) certain consequential amendments; Opportunity is also taken to amend,- (i) the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to exempt property taxes on buildings of the Board; and (ii) the Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation for protection of sources of drinking water) Act, 1999 to appoint an officer not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner belonging to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board in respect of Bangalore and an officer of KUWSS Board in respect of areas falling under other Municipal Corporations and Municipal Council to act as appropriate authority under the said Act. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 42 of 2009, File No. DPAL 32 Shasana 2009] [Entry 32 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] 33 XXXVII Amending Act 36 of 2010.- In view of the Bangalore Maha Nagara Palike reconstituted as Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike by increasing the number of wards to two hundred, it is considered necessary to enhance the number of standing committees of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to twelve by amending section 11 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976. Hence the Bill. [L.A.Bill No.21 of 2010, File No.DPAL 26 Shasana 2010] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XXXVIII Amending Act 03 of 2011.- One of the mandatory reforms to be undertaken by the State Government under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is to enact a law providing for community participation in the Municipal Corporations having a population exceeding three lakhs. It requires the establishment of a three tier structure of governance at the level of municipal council, ward Committee and area sabha. The State Government, in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) entered into with Government of India has already committed to fulfil this reform, and passed orders dated: 05-10-2007 affirming the same. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to provide for the following:- (i) Constitution of Area Sabhas and Ward Committees. (ii) Entrusting functions and duties to the Area Sabha and Ward Committees and (iii) Institutionalizing citizen participation. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.1 of 2011, File No.Samvyashae 27 Shasana 2010] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh schedule to the constitution of India.] XXXIX Amending Act 24 of 2011.- The 13th Finance Commission of India, has recommended that State Governments to establish Property Tax Board to assist urban local bodies, in determining and collection of Property Tax and to make a provision relating to audit report to place before the State Legislature. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporation’s Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) to provide for the same. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 26 of 2011, File No. Samvyashae 25 Shasana 2011] [Entries 5 and 49 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XL Amending Act 19 of 2012.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 to provide for,- (a) making it mandatory to build rain water harvesting structure by house holds subject to certain conditions in the Municipal Corporation areas; (b) exemption of property tax on building and land belonging to ex-servicemen or member of the family of the ex-servicemen; and (c) enhancement of the upper limit of property tax leviable by the municipal bodies. 34 Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.46 of 2011, File No.Samvyashae 4 Shasana 2011] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh schedule to the constitution of India.] XLI Amending Act 20 of 2012.- One of the nine conditions laid down by the thirteenth Finance Commission for grant of performance grants to local bodies is to entrust the supervision and technical audit of the said Local bodies to C & A.G. This condition is to be met by the State Government before the end of March, 2012. The Accountant General also suggested few modifications. Therefore, it was considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964)., to provide for the above. As the matter was urgent and both the Houses of the Karnataka State Legislature were not in session, the Karnataka Municipal Corporations and certain other Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2012 (Karnataka Ordinance No.1 of 2012) was promulgated on 14.03.2012. This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 15 of 2012, File No.Samvyashae 21 Shasana 2012] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLII Amending Act 31 of 2012.- The State Government has set up a State Urban Transport Fund to finance initiatives and capacity building in urban transport with budgetary support and amount to be raised through cess on property tax. The existing provisions of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, do not provide for collection of cess for Urban Transport. Therefore, it is considered necessary to amend the said Acts for provide for collection of cess at prescribed rates for the purpose of promoting sustainable urban transport systems and infrastructure. The Cess so levied shall form a part of State Urban Transport Fund. Certain other incidental and consequential provisions also have been proposed. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.16 of 2012, File No. Samvyashae 20 Shasana 2012] [Entry 5 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] XLIII Amending Act 32 of 2012.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) to provide for reservation of not more than fifty percent of seats to women in the urban local bodies thereby to give effect to the Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of K.Krishnamurthy and others v/s Union of India in writ petition (civil) No. 1356 of