BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4277

By: Zerwas

Special Purpose Districts

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties contend that the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50 should have the authority to undertake certain road projects and to establish defined areas.
H.B. 4277 seeks to provide for these additional district powers.

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. 4277 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to establish provisions relating to the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50. The bill grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects and provides for the establishment of defined areas and the addition or exclusion of land in a defined area. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations and impose property taxes. The bill establishes that the district retains all the 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 the bill's effective date.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.