AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 1757 proposes to create a conservation and reclamation district to be known as Pilot Knob Municipality Utility District No. 1 (district) over land in Travis County, Texas.
The proposed district is approximately 339 acres located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city of Austin.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code, by adding Chapter 8___, as follows:
CHAPTER 8___. PILOT KNOB MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO.1
Sets forth standard language for the creation of the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 1 (district). Sets forth standards, procedures, requirements, and criteria for:
Creation and approval of the district (Sections 8___.001- 8___.050);
Size, composition, election, and terms of the board of directors of the district (Sections 8___.051- 8___.100);
Powers and duties of the district (Sections 8___.101- 8___.150);
General financial provisions of the district and authority to impose a tax (Sections 8___.151- 8___.200); and
Authority to issue bonds and other obligations of the district (Sections 8___.201- 8___.203).
Prohibits the district from exercising of the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a road project authorized by Section 8____.103 (Authority for Road Projects) or a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462 (Definitions), Water Code.
SECTION 2. Sets forth the initial boundaries of the district.
SECTION 3. Provides that all requirements of the constitution and laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished.
SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2011.