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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to the provision of parks and recreational facilities by |
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water districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.4645(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A district all or part of which is located in Bastrop |
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County, Bexar County, Waller County, Travis County, Williamson |
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County, Harris County, Galveston County, Brazoria County, |
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Montgomery County, or Fort Bend County may issue bonds supported by |
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ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of |
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recreational facilities only if the bonds are authorized by a |
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majority vote of the voters of the district voting in an election |
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held for that purpose. Except for a district that is exempt from the |
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commission rule requiring developer cost participation in district |
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construction projects or for bonds supported by contract taxes |
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under Section 49.108, the [The] outstanding principal amount of |
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bonds, notes, and other obligations issued to finance parks and |
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recreational facilities supported by ad valorem taxes may not |
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exceed an amount equal to one percent of the value of the taxable |
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property in the district [or, if supported by contract taxes under |
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Section 49.108, may not exceed an amount equal to one percent of the |
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value of the taxable property in the districts making payments |
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under the contract] as shown by the tax rolls of the central |
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appraisal district at the time of the issuance of the bonds, notes, |
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and other obligations or an amount greater than the estimated cost |
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provided in the park plan under Subsection (b), whichever is |
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smaller. To establish the value of the taxable property in a |
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district under this section, the district may use an estimate of the |
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value provided by the central appraisal district. The district may |
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not issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to pay for the |
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development and maintenance of: |
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(1) indoor or outdoor swimming pools; or |
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(2) golf courses. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.016(e), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) A city may provide in its written consent to the |
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inclusion of land in a district, that the district construct all |
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facilities to serve the land in accordance with plans and |
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specifications which have been approved by the city. The city may |
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also provide in its written consent that the city shall have the |
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right to inspect all facilities being constructed by a district. |
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The city's consent to the inclusion of land in the district may also |
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contain restrictions on the terms and provisions of the district's |
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bonds and notes issued to provide service to the land and conditions |
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on the sale of the district's bonds and notes if the restrictions |
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and conditions do not generally render the bonds and notes of |
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districts in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction |
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unmarketable. The city's consent to the inclusion of land in a |
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district may restrict the purposes for which a district may issue |
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bonds to those [the] purposes authorized by law for the district [of |
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the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, extension and |
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improvement of land, easements, works, improvements, facilities, |
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plants, equipment and appliances necessary to: |
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(1) provide a water supply for municipal uses, |
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domestic uses and commercial purposes; |
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(2) collect, transport, process, dispose of and |
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control all domestic, industrial or communal wastes whether in |
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fluid, solid or composite state; and |
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(3) gather, conduct, divert and control local storm |
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water or other local harmful excesses of water in the district and |
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the payment of organization expenses, operation expenses during |
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construction and interest during construction]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |