BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3286

By: Miller, Doug

Special Purpose Districts

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

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.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

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. 3286 authorizes the board of directors of the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District to adopt a resolution authorizing the dissolution of the district and requires the district to be dissolved in accordance with the terms of that resolution. The bill provides for the validation and confirmation of certain district actions and proceedings taken before the bill's effective date.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.