SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Intergovernmental Relations TIME & DATE: 1:00PM, Wednesday, September 13, 2006 PLACE: E1.028 CHAIR: Senator Royce West ___________________________________________________________________________ The Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations will meet on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at 1 p.m. in E1.028. The Committee will consider the following interim committee charges: 1.) Study and make recommendations regarding the regulatory authority of counties in relation to development in unincorporated areas, including public safety and public health regulations, and the authority of counties to prevent new colonias development without sufficient water, wastewater, and other infrastructure. 3.) Study and make recommendations regarding the relationship between cities and special utility districts, including the formation of special utility districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of cities, and the ability of those districts to meet the future service needs of residents; the number of special utility districts currently existing and their effect on the overall property tax burden; as well as the significant growth/ creation of special utility districts and their effect on the provision of services to residents. ___________________________________________________________________________