BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3877 |
By: Pitts |
Special Purpose Districts |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Certain land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Ferris will be developed into a master planned community, and interested parties assert that road services need to be developed through a municipal utility district. C.S.H.B. 3877 seeks to address this issue.
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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.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3877 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to establish provisions relating to the Ellis County Municipal Utility District No. 1 and requires the district to comply with all applicable requirements of any resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality that consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district. The bill grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects and provides for municipal annexation and a strategic partnership agreement. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations for road projects and impose property taxes. The bill authorizes the division of the district into two or more districts under certain circumstances and sets out provisions relating to the division of the district. The bill establishes that any new district created by division of the district is subject to voter approval at a confirmation election and municipal consent.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3877 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and highlighted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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