TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4719 by Aycock (Relating to the creation of the Burnet County Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
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 8315 to create Burnet County Municipal Utility District No. 3 (District) with the powers and duties of a municipal utility district under Water Code Chapters 49 and 54. The purpose of the District includes providing works and projects under powers conferred by Article XVI, Section 59 and Article III, Section 52, Texas Constitution, to benefit the property within the District.
The District is subject to confirmation election before September 1, 2013. If the District is not confirmed then the District is dissolved on September 1, 2013 unless the District has debt, in which case, prior to dissolution, the District shall pay any debt incurred and transfer to
The District has the power of annexation, road projects, and eminent domain as allowed by the Water Code. The District may not annex any property without landowner consent. The District may be divided into two or more districts.
The bill becomes effective immediately with two-thirds vote of the members or on September 1, 2009.
1) Population - The description of the proposed boundaries does not allow staff to develop precise population estimates. Based on the Original Texas Land Surveys mentioned in HB 4719 and the 2000 Census Blocks, the population in the 2000 census is estimated to be 200 people. Population growth since 2000 is unknown.
According to the 2007 State Water Plan,
2) Location - The proposed district is located in southwest
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts - The District have the authority for road projects, and eminent domain as allowed by the Texas Water Code. The District may not annex land without the owner’s permission. The District may be divided into two or more districts.
4) Overlapping Services - The stated boundaries form an acceptable closure on tracts 3 through 4, but not on tracts 5 and 6. 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: | 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KK
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