Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 2295 amends state law to apply the existing provisions relating to municipal management districts to the Harris County Improvement District No. 1. The bill authorizes the district, subject to voter approval, to impose ad valorem taxes, assessments, or impact fees to provide improvements or services, but prohibits the district from imposing taxes on an electric utility or a power generation company, a gas utility, a telecommunications provider, or a cable system. The bill authorizes the district to create a nonprofit corporation with the powers of a local government corporation to assist in a project or service relating to public transportation and, subject to voter approval, to annex territory located inside the boundaries of a reinvestment zone. The miscellaneous powers of the district relate to working with conduits for fiber-optic cable and electronic or other types of transmission lines, charging fees for the use of conduits, and financing or maintaining conference centers and supporting facilities.