BILL ANALYSIS
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AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Interested parties contend that as a result of the recent drought conditions, several water sources supplying the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District have gone dry or are at risk of overuse. The parties note that other water services now provide a more reliable water source to the area served by this district and contend that the district should be dissolved in order to lower the local tax burden, protect the Rebecca Creek Spring, and ensure a more reliable source for water is used. H.B. 3286 seeks to achieve this goal.
H.B. 3286 amends current law relating to the dissolution of the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District.
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. DEFINITION; BACKGROUND. (a) Defines "district" to mean the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District.
(b) Provides that, on or before January 1, 2015, the board of directors of the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District (district) sold and transferred substantially all of the district's water utility system assets and used the proceeds from the sale to pay, or arrange for the payment of, all debts and liabilities of the district.
SECTION 2. DISTRICT DISSOLUTION. Authorizes the district's board of directors to adopt a resolution authorizing the dissolution of the district. Requires that the district be dissolved in accordance with the terms of that resolution.
SECTION 3. VALIDATION; LIMITATION. (a) Provides that the legislature validates and confirms all governmental acts and proceedings of the district that were taken before the effective date of this Act.
(b) Provides that this section does not apply to any matter that on the effective date of this Act:
(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court judgment; or
(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
SECTION 4. NOTICE. Provides that all requirements of the constitution and the 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 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.