BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 1302
By: Greenberg
3-13-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND
Tanglewood Forest Municipal Utility District ( the MUD) is located
in the City of Austin, near the corner of Slaughter and Manchaca,
and it is almost entirely built-out with over 1700 connections. 
Kocurek Elementary is in the middle of the district.  The original
developers installed some street lights, however, significant
portions of the district are without street or security lighting,
and considerably dark at night.  The Board of Directors of the MUD
wanted to buy the streetlights from the city and have them
installed, at an estimated cost of $30,000, however, the MUD and
the City of Austin were unable to complete this transaction because
the parties had no statutory authority to do so.             


PURPOSE
To allow the district to use general operating funds to install,
operate, and maintain street or security lighting within that
district.


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly
grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency, or institution.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

     Section 1.  Defines "district" to mean Tanglewood Forest
Municipal District.

     Section 2.  Provides that, in spite of Section 54.236, Water
Code, the MUD may use general operating funds to install, operate,
and maintain street or security lighting in a specified area within
the district provided that (1) the area has had water utilities and
streets installed for eight years, and (2) the developer of the
area has not installed street or security lighting as required as
a condition under Section 54.016, Water Code.

     Section 3.  Emergency Clause.



SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
H.B.1302 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on
March 13, 1995.

The following persons testified in favor of the bill: 
     Mr. Jim Hamilton, representing himself and Tanglewood Forest
Neighborhood Association;
     Mr. Joseph S. Babb, representing himself and the Board of
Directors of the Tanglewood Forest Municipal Utility District.

The following persons testified against the bill: None (0).

The following persons testified on the bill: None (0).

The bill was reported favorably, without amendment, with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the
Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by a record vote of 9
ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 0 absent.