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Senate Bill 1865 |
Senate Author: Jackson, Mike |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: Eiland |
Senate Bill 1865 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 53, subject to dissolution if not confirmed by voters before September 1, 2009. It limits the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, outside its boundaries, to the acquisition of an easement necessary for a pipeline that serves the district. The bill authorizes road projects if each municipality or county in which the district is located consents. Bonds or obligations to finance such projects, if secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation, require two-thirds approval by district voters and may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district. The bill provides that Water Code provisions relating to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality supervision and bond approval do not apply to road projects. The bill prohibits district impact fees or assessments on the property of an electric utility, power generation company, gas utility, telecommunications provider, or provider of public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.