SRC-TJG, JLB S.B. 367 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 367
By: Lindsay
Natural Resources
6/4/2003
Enrolled


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Kuykendahl Road Public Utility District No. 1 (district) is
inactive and is no longer owned by the landowners originally benefitted by
the creation of the district.  All of the property is now owned by the
Woodlands Land Development Company, L.P.  Overlapping or adjacent
municipal utility districts have been recently created to serve all of the
functions and purposes of the district.  The district has no assets,
liabilities, or obligations and has issued no bonds.  S.B. 367 dissolves
and abolishes the district without the delays and expenses associated with
filing and prosecuting dissolution proceedings with the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality under Chapter 49, Texas Water Code. 

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.  DISSOLUTION.  (a) Provides that the Kuykendahl Road Public
Utility District No. 1 is dissolved. 

 (b) Repealer: Chapter 678, V.T.C.S. (Kuykendahl Road Public Utility
District No. 1). 

SECTION 2.  FINDINGS RELATED TO DISSOLUTION.  Provides that the
legislature finds that the Kuykendahl Road Public Utility District No. 1
meets certain conditions relating to its dissolution. 

SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1,
2003.