By Keel H.B. No. 3392 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the administration, powers, duties, operation and 1-3 financing of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District, in Travis and 1-4 Williamson Counties, Texas. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "District" means Wells 1-7 Branch Municipal Utility District, located in Travis and Williamson 1-8 Counties, Texas. 1-9 SECTION 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to meet the 1-10 special needs of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District, which was 1-11 created and operates under Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas 1-12 Constitution. 1-13 SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that 1-14 there exists a public necessity to amend the law governing Wells 1-15 Branch Municipal Utility District pursuant to Article XVI, Section 1-16 59 of the Texas Constitution and that this Act will further the 1-17 conservation and development of the natural resources of the State 1-18 within this District. 1-19 SECTION 4. AUTHORITY OF WELLS BRANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY 1-20 DISTRICT. Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, is 1-21 amended by adding Section 42.049 to read as follows: 1-22 Sec. 42.049. AUTHORITY OF WELLS BRANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY 2-1 DISTRICT. (a) Wells Branch Municipal Utility District is 2-2 authorized to contract with a municipality: 2-3 (1) to provide for payments to be made to the 2-4 municipality for purposes that the governing body of the District 2-5 determines will further regional cooperation between the District 2-6 and the municipality; and 2-7 (2) to provide other lawful terms and considerations 2-8 that the District and the municipality agree are reasonable and 2-9 appropriate. 2-10 (3) A contract entered into under this section may be 2-11 for a term that is mutually agreeable to the parties. The parties 2-12 to such a contract may renew or extend the contract. 2-13 (b) A municipality may contract with the District to 2-14 accomplish the purposes set forth in subsection (a). In a contract 2-15 entered into under this section, a municipality may agree that the 2-16 District will remain in existence and be exempt from annexation by 2-17 the municipality for the term of the contract. 2-18 (c) A contract entered into under this section will be 2-19 binding upon all subsequent governing bodies of the District and of 2-20 the municipality for the term of the contract. 2-21 (d) The District may make annual appropriations from its 2-22 operations and maintenance tax or other revenues lawfully available 2-23 to the District to make payments to a municipality under a contract 2-24 entered into under this section. 2-25 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 2-26 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-27 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 3-3 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 3-4 passage, and it is so enacted.