By Wentworth S.B. No. 1878 75R192 KKA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to authorizing certain municipal utility districts to 1-3 repair and maintain streets and to issue bonds and use bond 1-4 proceeds for that purpose. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended 1-7 by adding Section 54.242 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 54.242. STREET REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE. A district 1-9 created by general law or special act of the legislature in 1-10 existence for at least 10 years may repair or maintain a street 1-11 within the district as provided by Section 54.522. 1-12 SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended 1-13 by adding Section 54.522 to read as follows: 1-14 Sec. 54.522. BONDS FOR STREET REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE. (a) 1-15 The legislature finds that the condition of streets affects: 1-16 (1) the control, storage, preservation, and 1-17 distribution of the state's storm and flood waters; 1-18 (2) the control, abatement, or change of any shortage 1-19 or harmful excess of water; and 1-20 (3) a municipal utility district's ability to 1-21 accomplish its purposes. 1-22 (b) It is the policy of the state to authorize a municipal 1-23 utility district in certain circumstances to take action necessary 1-24 to prevent the condition of a street within the district from 2-1 adversely affecting the control, storage, preservation, and 2-2 distribution of the state's storm and flood waters, adversely 2-3 affecting the control, abatement, or change of any shortage or 2-4 harmful excess of water, or otherwise impeding a district's ability 2-5 to accomplish its purposes. 2-6 (c) A district created by general law or special act of the 2-7 legislature in existence for at least 10 years may: 2-8 (1) issue bonds for the purpose of repairing or 2-9 maintaining streets within the district if the bonds are authorized 2-10 by a majority vote of the resident electors of the district voting 2-11 in an election called and held for that purpose; or 2-12 (2) use proceeds from issued bonds for the purpose of 2-13 repairing or maintaining streets within the district if: 2-14 (A) the district obtains approval of the 2-15 bondholders, if approval is required by the terms of the bonds; and 2-16 (B) the use of the proceeds for street repair or 2-17 maintenance is authorized by a majority vote of the resident 2-18 electors of the district voting in an election called and held for 2-19 that purpose. 2-20 (d) An election required by this section must be held on the 2-21 uniform election date in November authorized by Section 41.001, 2-22 Election Code. Notwithstanding Section 41.003, Election Code, an 2-23 election under this section may be held on the date of the general 2-24 election for state and county officers. 2-25 SECTION 3. 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.