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| The Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations will meet on Thursday, |
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| April 10,2008 at 1:00 p.m. in room E1.028. The Committee will hear invited |
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| and public testimony on the following interim committee charges: |
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| Study the provision of fire and emergency medical services through |
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| Emergency Service Districts (ESDs) and make recommendations concerning the |
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| provision of those services, and for reconciling potential conflicts due |
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| to overlapping taxing jurisdictions in the areas of the state served by |
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| Review the process for the creation of Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) |
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| and other special districts, and investigate whether the creation of a |
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| standard municipal utility district statute is feasible, and whether it |
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| would enable the legislature to more efficiently evaluate proposed |
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| districts during the legislative session. |
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| Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the |
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| Intergovernmental Relations Committee, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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| and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, |
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| and/or complete implementation. Specifically, report on changes made by |
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| SB 968, relating to financing tools for certain obligations for public |
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| improvements and for certain obligations of The University of Texas System |
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| and evaluate the need for further changes to Chapter 1371 Texas Government |
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