Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2924 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality or county to add territory to a public improvement district created by the municipality or county if requested by a petition signed by a certain number of owners of taxable real property liable for assessment in the area to be added and a certain number of record owners of real property liable for assessment in the area.

Reason Given for Veto: "House Bill No. 2924 permits municipalities and counties to include additional land within a public improvement district if certain petition procedures are followed. Because landowners who are included in the district are subject to assessments for improvements that are provided by the district, a majority vote of the landowners to be included within the district is preferable over simple petition procedures. The safeguard of voter review is necessary to ensure that district landowners have the final word on inclusion in any public improvement district."