TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4770 by Eissler (Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; 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 amends Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code by adding Chapter 9041 to create Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 (District) as a special district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution and Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code. The purpose of the District includes providing works and projects under powers conferred by Sections 59, Article XVI 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 September 1, 2009.
1) Population The proposed district is located in rural
2) Location The proposed district is located in southeastern
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts ŝuThe District will have the power of eminent domain limited to within the District for recreational facilities. The bill gives the District the ability to levy a contract tax.
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
6) Water Use Within Montgomery County, over 98 percent of the total water used in 2004 was groundwater. Of this, almost 97 percent was used for municipal purposes. Groundwater in
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 580 Water Development Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CL
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