SRC-SEW S.B. 1716 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1716
77R8221 ATP-DBy: Van de Putte
Intergovernmental Relations
4/10/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, counties are not included in the definition of public
improvement districts.  As proposed, S.B. 1716 authorizes counties to
create and participate in public improvement districts that confer a
special benefit on a definable part of the county. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends the heading to Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to
read as follows: 

CHAPTER 372.  IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 372.002, Local Government Code, to authorize
powers granted under this subchapter to be exercised by a municipality or
county in which the governing body of the municipality or county initiates
or receives a petition requesting the establishment of a public improvement
district.   

SECTION 3.  Amends Section 372.003(a), Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 4.  Amends Section 372.005(a), Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 5.  Amends Section 372.006, Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 6.  Amends Section 372.007(a), Local Government Code, to authorize,
before holding the hearing required by Section 372.009: the governing body
of the municipality to use the services of municipal employees; the
governing body of the county to use the services of county employees; or
the governing body of the municipality or county to employ consultants to
prepare a certain report. 

SECTION 7.  Amends Section 372.008(a), Local Government Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 8.  Amends Sections 372.009(a)-(c), Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 9.  Amends Section 372.010, Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 10.  Amends Section 372.012, Local Government Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 11.  Amends Section 372.013(a), Local Government Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 12.  Amends Section 372.014(b), Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 
 
SECTION 13.  Amends Sections 372.015(a) and (c), Local Government Code, to
make conforming changes. 

SECTION 14.  Amends Sections 372.016(a) and (b), Local Government Code, to
require the governing body to file the proposed assessment roll with, in a
district formed by a county, the county tax assessor-collector.  Makes
conforming changes. 

SECTION 15.  Amends Section 372.017, Local Government Code, to require the
governing body of the municipality or county, after all objections have
been heard and the governing body has passed on the objections, to levy the
assessment as a special assessment on the property by ordinance or order.
Makes conforming changes. 

SECTION 16.  Amends Section 372.018, Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 17.  Amends Section 372.019, Local Government Code, to make a
conforming change.   

SECTION 18.  Amends Section 372.020, Local Government Code, to make a
conforming change. 

SECTION 19.  Amends Section 372.021, Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 20.  Amends Section 372.022, Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 21.  Amends Sections 372.023(b), (d), and (e), Local Government
Code, to make conforming changes. 

SECTION 22.  Amends Section 372.025, Local Government Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 23.  Amends Sections 372.026(a), (b), and (c), Local Government
Code, to make conforming changes. 

SECTION 24.  Amends Sections 372.027(a) and (b), Local Government Code, to
make conforming changes. 

SECTION 25.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.