BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4188

By: Bonnen, Greg

Special Purpose Districts

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties report that the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 35, which is located within the corporate boundaries of the City of League City in Galveston County, is currently authorized to provide certain services to land located within district boundaries. The parties note the need to amend the powers of the district to include the power to undertake certain road projects. H.B. 4188 seeks to address that need.

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. 4188 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to establish provisions relating to the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 35. The bill grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects and authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations to pay for authorized road projects and to impose property taxes to pay for the obligations. The bill establishes that the district retains all rights, powers, privileges, authority, duties, and functions that it had before the bill's effective date and provides for the validation and confirmation of certain district actions and proceedings taken before such date.

EFFECTIVE DATE

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