TO: | Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1271 by West, Royce (Relating to the authority of a county to acquire, own, and operate a water or sewer utility system within a municipality with the approval of the municipality.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Section 412.016, Local Government Code, to authorize a county to acquire, own, finance, operate, or contract for the operation of a water or sewer utility system, with the approval of the governing body of a municipality, to serve all or a part of an area within the municipality. Under current statute, only a county with a population of 2.8 million or more or a county adjoining that county may serve an area within a municipality. Also, current statute does not specify financing a water or sewer utility system.
The bill would take effect immediately if it were to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2007.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, DB
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