TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4790 by Phillips (Relating to the creation of the Brown's Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County; 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 8348 to create Brown’s Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of
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 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 on September 1, 2009.
1) Population - The proposed district is located in rural
2) Location - The proposed district is located in north-central
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts - The District has the power of eminent domain limited to inside the District for road projects or recreational facilities. The District may be divided into two or more districts. The bill gives the District the ability to levy a contract tax. The bill gives the District the authority to annex land and requires the District to pay for all costs of maintaining and improving a road located within the District.
4) Overlapping Services – The bill provides sufficient metes and bounds for the District’s boundary to form an acceptable closure.
5) TCEQ Supervision - As with general law districts, the TCEQ’s 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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