Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3914	House Author:  Sanford
Effective:  9-1-13	Senate Sponsor:  Estes

            House Bill 3914 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Comanche Municipal Management District No. 1 in Denton County, subject to voter approval at a confirmation election and municipal consent, to provide certain improvements, projects, and services for public use and benefit. The district's powers and duties include, subject to certain requirements, water district powers, road district powers, public improvement district powers, and the authorization to issue obligations and impose assessments. The bill provides for, among other provisions, emergency services, definable areas, and dissolution of the district by the City of Aubrey. The district is prohibited from constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating a toll road; from exercising the power of eminent domain; from imposing an impact fee; and from imposing a property tax.

House Bill 3914 creates the Old Celina Municipal Management District No. 1 in Collin County to provide certain improvements, projects, and services for public use and benefit. The district's powers and duties include, subject to certain requirements, water district powers, road project powers, public improvement district powers, and the authorization to issue obligations and impose assessments. The bill provides for, among other provisions, the form of approval of the City of Celina for certain district actions, limitations on emergency services powers, addition or removal of territory, additional city powers regarding improvement projects, and dissolution of the district by the city. The district is prohibited from constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating a toll road or mass transit system; from exercising the power of eminent domain; from imposing an impact fee; and from imposing a property tax.

House Bill 3914 creates the Venable Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County, subject to voter approval at a confirmation election and municipal consent. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to undertake certain road projects; to issue obligations; to adopt and enforce charges, fees, or rentals; and to impose property, operation and maintenance, and contract taxes.  The bill provides for, among other provisions, firefighting services, annexation by the City of Aubrey, and division of the district into two or more new districts. The bill grants the district the power of eminent domain.

House Bill 3914 dissolves the Parker County Utility District No. 1 and repeals the statutory provisions relating to the district and the district's boundaries.