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Senate Bill 1987 |
Senate Author: Lucio |
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Effective: 6-12-17 |
House Sponsor: Murphy |
Senate Bill 1987 amends the Government Code to require a person, other than a member of the legislature, who intends to apply for the passage of a law adding territory to a special district that incorporates a municipal management district power to provide notice to each affected property owner in the same manner required of a person who intends to apply for the passage of a law establishing such a special district. The bill also requires notice of the introduction in the legislature of legislation establishing or adding territory to such a special district.
Senate Bill 1987 amends the Local Government Code and Water Code to remove the option for a petition requesting the creation of a municipal management district, a petition requesting the annexation of a defined area to a water district, a petition requesting the creation of a municipal utility district, or a request to a city for its written consent to the creation of such a district to be signed by 50 property owners.