TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4703 by Eiland (Relating to the creation of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 76; 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 (TPWD) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has determined that:
The bill amends Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code by adding Chapter 8332 to create Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 76 (District) with the powers and duties of a municipal utility district and navigation district under Water Code Chapters 49, 54, 60 and 62. 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 of within the District.
The District is subject to consent of all municipalities in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. The District is subject to confirmation election by the voters.
The bill does not name five temporary directors. The majority owners of property inside the district may submit a petition to TCEQ requesting that the TCEQ appoint five temporary directors as listed in the petition.
The bill becomes effective immediately with two-thirds vote of the members or on September 1, 2009.
1) Population - The proposed Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 76 is located in rural
2) Location - The proposed district is located west of the City of
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts - The bill give the District the ability to levy a contract tax. The bill gives the District authority for road projects and navigation powers. The District has the power of eminent domain limited to within the district’s boundaries for road projects and recreational facilities.
4) Overlapping Services - The stated boundaries form acceptable closure on tract 2, do not form an acceptable closure on tract 1. There is insufficient information provided in the bill. 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, KK
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