BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center H.B. 2523
By: Parker (Nelson)
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Denton County Municipal District No. 6 (district) encompasses an area of land inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Aubrey, Texas. It is necessary to empower the district with authority to subdivide. H.B. 2523 provides regulations regarding the division of the district.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 8126, Special District Local Laws Code, by adding Section 8126.107, as follows:
Sec. 8126.107. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) Authorizes the Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 6 (district) to be divided into two new districts only if the district meets certain criteria.
(b) Provides that the division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041 (relating to the ordering and manner of conducting a special election), Water Code.
(c) Provides that any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.
(d) Prohibits any new district created by the division of the district from containing any land outside the area described by Section 2, Chapter 774, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.