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House Bill 2815 |
House Author: Jetton, Jacey et al. |
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Effective: 6-18-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Creighton |
House Bill 2815 amends the Local Government Code, Special District Local Laws Code, and Water Code to revise provisions governing municipal management districts, general law water districts, water control and improvement districts, fresh water supply districts, municipal utility districts, and levee improvement districts. Among other provisions, the bill does the following:
· with regard to municipal management districts:
o removes the required hearing on a petition for the creation of a district; and
o authorizes a petition to request that a succeeding board of directors be elected;
· with regard to general law water districts:
o removes the daily $150 cap on a director's fees of office and instead requires a district's board to set fees of office that are capped at the amount of the per diem set by the Texas Ethics Commission for members of the legislature;
o provides for the division of a district;
o revises provisions relating to the required notice to a purchaser of property in a district; and
o removes misdemeanor offenses relating to the required filing of district information with a county clerk;
· with regard to water control and improvement districts, authorizes a district to substitute land in the manner provided by specified municipal utility district provisions;
· with regard to municipal utility districts:
o authorizes one or more municipal utility districts and one or more municipal management districts to consolidate into one municipal utility district; and
o repeals certain limitations on the filling of a board vacancy; and
· with regard to levee improvement districts, revises director qualifications.