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Senate Bill 2463 |
Senate Author: Wentworth |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
House Sponsor: Miller, Doug |
Senate Bill 2463 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Comal County Water Improvement District No. 2, subject to voter approval at a confirmation election, and to grant the district the general law powers and duties applicable to water control and improvement districts, including powers relating to sanitary sewer systems, and the power to issue bonds and impose taxes. The district is also authorized 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 bonds or other obligations for such projects may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district. The district may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds payable from property taxes to finance water and wastewater facilities to provide those services for uses other than the uses specified in the bill unless the applicable municipalities and land owners enter into a development agreement. The bill prohibits the district from exercising the power of eminent domain outside its boundaries to acquire a site or an easement for an authorized road project or a recreational facility and imposes a limitation on the annexation of land outside the boundaries of the district. The district is prohibited from developing the surface of any land in the district for purposes other than mining, quarrying, or water resource development, retention, and distribution with certain exceptions.