TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1713 by Creighton (Relating to the creation of the Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.), As Introduced |
The Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), has determined that:
The bill creates Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of
The purpose of the District includes providing works and projects under powers conferred by Article XVI, Section 59, Texas Constitution and Article III, Section 52, Texas Constitution, to benefit the property within the District. The District is subject to confirmation by the temporary directors. The District is subject to consent of all municipalities in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
The bill names five temporary directors. The temporary board consists of Rob Clark, Lorie Varnas, Rand Arbuckle, Alfredo Saenz and Tammy Pizzitola. The majority owners of the assessed land value inside the District may submit a petition requesting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) appoint the five temporary directors listed in the petition if permanent directors have not been elected by the time the terms of the temporary directors have expired.
The bill becomes effective immediately with two-thirds vote of the members or on
1) Population – The proposed Blaketree Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 1 is in
The State Water Plan projects the population of
2) Location – The proposed district is 940 acres located in the western part of
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts- The District has the power of eminent domain except for road projects or recreational facilities. The District has the ability to levy a contract tax and a maintenance and operation tax. The District may be divided into two or more districts. The District will have road powers.
4) Overlapping Services- The stated boundaries form an acceptable closure. An area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within
5) TCEQ Supervision- As with general law districts, the TCEQ will have general supervisory authority, including bond review authority and review of financial reports.
6) Water Use – Within
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 580 Water Development Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK
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