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Senate Bill 1241 |
Senate Author: Hegar |
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Effective: 5-27-09 |
House Sponsor: Olivo |
Senate Bill 1241 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10, subject to voter approval at a confirmation election, and grants the district general-law powers and duties applicable to water control and improvement districts. The district is authorized to contract with the City of Richmond to perform firefighting services in the district and may, with voter approval, issue bonds to pay for capital costs required under the contract. The district is not required to submit a fire plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality if it contracts for such firefighting services. The bill also authorizes the district to undertake certain road projects, but bonds for road projects require approval by a two-thirds majority of those voting in a district election, and the total amount of the bonds or other obligations for such projects may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district. The bill prohibits the district from exercising the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for an authorized road project or a recreational facility.