79R10479 MXM-D
By: Wong H.B. No. 1830
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1830:
By: Talton C.S.H.B. No. 1830
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the notice provided for the establishment of municipal
management districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 313, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 313.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 313.006. NOTICE FOR LAWS ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL
MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS. (a) In addition to the other requirements of
this chapter, a person who intends to apply for the passage of a law
establishing a special district that incorporates a power from
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, must provide notice as provided
by this section.
(b) The person shall notify by mail each person who owns
real property in the proposed district, according to the most
recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the real
property is owned. The notice, properly addressed with postage
paid, must be deposited with the United States Postal Service not
later than the 30th day before the date on which the intended law is
introduced in the legislature.
(c) The notice is sufficient if it contains a statement of
the general purpose and substance of the intended law. Notice of
the particular form of the intended law or the terms used in the
intended law is not required.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.