BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 1955
By: Hegar
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
S.B. 1955 creates the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 3 (district) in the corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Brookshire and within the unincorporated territory of Waller County.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code, by adding Chapter 8237, as follows:
CHAPTER 8237. WALLER COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3
Sets forth standard language for the creation of the Waller County Municipal District No. 3 (district). Sets forth standards, procedures, requirements, and criteria for:
Creation and approval of the district (Sections 8237.001-8237.050);
Size, composition, election, and terms of the board of directors of the district (Sections 8237.051-8237.100);
Powers and duties of the district, including authority relating to road projects (Sections 8237.101-8237.150); and
General financial provisions and authority to impose taxes and to issue bonds and obligations for the district (Sections 8237.151-8237.203).
Authorizes the use of eminent domain by the district.
SECTION 2. Sets forth the initial boundaries of the district.
SECTION 3. Provides that all requirements of the constitution and the laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished.
SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.