TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2231 by Phillips (Relating to the creation of the Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson 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 Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of
The purpose of the District includes providing works and projects under powers conferred by Article XVI, Section 59 and Article III, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution to benefit the property within the District. The District is subject to confirmation election by the voters. The District is subject to consent of all municipalities in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
The bill does not name five temporary directors. The majority owners of the assessed land value inside the District may submit a petition requesting the TCEQ appoint the five temporary directors listed in the petition.
The bill becomes effective immediately with two-thirds vote of the members or on
1) Population – The proposed Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of
According to the 2007 State Water Plan,
2) Location – The proposed district is located in the south central part of
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts- The District will have the authority for road projects. The District will have the power of eminent domain, but it is limited to within the District for road projects or recreational facilities. The bill gives the District the ability to levy a contract tax. The District may be divided into two or more districts with consent of the City of
4) Overlapping Services- The bill states boundaries that form an acceptable closure. It provides insufficient mapping information to complete an overlapping services check because it does not submit 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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