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House Bill 4755 |
House Author: Kuempel |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Wentworth |
House Bill 4755 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Guadalupe County Development and Management District. The bill grants the district the general-law powers of a water district, a municipal utility district, a road district and road utility district, a public improvement district, a municipal management district, and a Type B development corporation, as well as the powers of certain governmental issuers of obligations for public improvements. The bill specifies the many types of improvement projects the district may pursue but makes any such project, as well as the imposition of taxes, assessments, or fees, the borrowing of money, or issuance of bonds, contingent on an agreement with the county. Impact fees extend to residential as well as other property but may be imposed only for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for public water and wastewater facilities, drainage and storm-water facilities, and streets and alleys. The bill allows any part of the district that is annexed into a municipality to be included in a municipally created reinvestment zone or enterprise zone. The district's board of directors may add or remove district territory subject to approval by the owners of the territory, but territory may not be removed if bonds or obligations payable from taxes or assessments on any of the territory are still outstanding. The bill authorizes the district to regulate the private use of a public roadway, park, or other public area or district facility. It prohibits the district from exercising the power of eminent domain.