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Senate Bill 2464 |
Senate Author: Wentworth |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
House Sponsor: Miller, Doug |
Senate Bill 2464 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Comal County Water Improvement District No. 1, 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 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 may not construct a water or wastewater facility unless any municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the facility is located at the time of construction has approved the plans and specifications of the facility.