BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 1935

By: Zerwas

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

There have been calls to codify and amend the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 168 to help the district better serve the local community. H.B. 1935 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. 1935 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to establish provisions relating to the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 168. The bill grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects and provides for certain district authority to establish defined areas or designated property. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations for road projects and impose a property tax. 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. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2019.