BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3843

By: Thompson

Transportation

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Harris County Road Improvement District No. 2 encompasses over 200 acres in an unincorporated portion of Harris County.  Since the district's inception, there has been no development on the property, no bonds have been authorized, and the district has no outstanding financial obligations.

The purpose of H.B. 3843 is to redraw the district's boundaries to exclude approximately 60 acres.  The excluded area would no longer be within the taxing district and would be eligible to be annexed by the adjoining municipal utility district.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3843 sets forth in detail the territory excluded from the Harris County Road Improvement District No. 2.  The bill defines "district" for purposes of the bill's provisions.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.