By: Barrientos S.B. No. 1809 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the administration, powers, duties, operation, and 1-2 financing of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District in Travis and 1-3 Williamson Counties. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "district" means Wells 1-6 Branch Municipal Utility District, located in Travis and Williamson 1-7 Counties, Texas. 1-8 SECTION 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to meet the 1-9 special needs of Wells Branch Municipal Utility District, which was 1-10 created and operates under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 1-11 Constitution. 1-12 SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that 1-13 there exists a public necessity to amend the law governing Wells 1-14 Branch Municipal Utility District pursuant to Section 59, Article 1-15 XVI, Texas Constitution, and that this Act will further the 1-16 conservation and development of the natural resources of the state 1-17 within this district. 1-18 SECTION 4. AUTHORITY OF WELLS BRANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY 1-19 DISTRICT. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, is 1-20 amended by adding Section 42.049 to read as follows: 1-21 Sec. 42.049. AUTHORITY OF WELLS BRANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY 1-22 DISTRICT. (a)(1) Wells Branch Municipal Utility district is 1-23 authorized to contract with a municipality: 2-1 (A) to provide for payments to be made to the 2-2 municipality for purposes that the governing body of the district 2-3 determines will further regional cooperation between the district 2-4 and the municipality; and 2-5 (B) to provide other lawful terms and 2-6 considerations that the district and the municipality agree are 2-7 reasonable and appropriate. 2-8 (2) A contract entered into under this section may be 2-9 for a term that is mutually agreeable to the parties. The parties 2-10 to such a contract may renew or extend the contract. 2-11 (b) A municipality may contract with the district to 2-12 accomplish the purposes set forth in Subsection (a). In a contract 2-13 entered into under this section, a municipality may agree that the 2-14 district will remain in existence and be exempt from annexation by 2-15 the municipality for the term of the contract. 2-16 (c) A contract entered into under this section will be 2-17 binding on all subsequent governing bodies of the district and of 2-18 the municipality for the term of the contract. 2-19 (d) The district may make annual appropriations from its 2-20 operations and maintenance tax or other revenues lawfully available 2-21 to the district to make payments to a municipality under a contract 2-22 entered into under this section. 2-23 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 2-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-25 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.