By Keel H.B. No. 2274 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. 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 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 1-12 Constitution. 1-13 SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that 1-14 there exists a public necessary to amend the law governing Wells 1-15 Branch Municipal Utility District pursuant to Section 59, Article 1-16 XVI, 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 C, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, is 1-21 amended by adding Section 42.049 to read as follows: 2-1 Sec. 42.049. AUTHORITY OF WELLS BRANCH MUNICIPAL UTILITY 2-2 DISTRICT. (a) Wells Branch Municipal Utility district is 2-3 authorized to contract with a municipality: 2-4 (1) to provide for payments to be made to the 2-5 municipality for purposes that the governing body of the district 2-6 determines will further regional cooperation between the district 2-7 and the municipality; and 2-8 (2) to provide other lawful terms and considerations 2-9 that the district and the municipality agree are reasonable and 2-10 appropriate. 2-11 (b) A contract entered into under this section may be for a 2-12 term that is mutually agreeable to the parties. The parties to 2-13 such a contract may renew or extend the contract. 2-14 (c) A municipality may contract with the district to 2-15 accomplish the purpose set forth in Subsection (a) of this section. 2-16 In a contract entered into under this section, a municipality may 2-17 agree that the district will remain in existence and be exempt from 2-18 annexation by the municipality for the term of the contract. 2-19 (d) A contract entered into under this section will be 2-20 binding on all subsequent governing bodies of the district and of 2-21 the municipality for the term of the contract. 2-22 (e) The district may make annual appropriations from its 2-23 operations and maintenance tax or other revenues lawfully available 2-24 to the district to make payments to a municipality under a contract 2-25 entered into under this section. 3-1 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 3-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 3-6 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 3-7 passage, and it is so enacted.