BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

H.B. 4657

By: Bell, Cecil

County Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

It has been suggested that an area located within Montgomery County would benefit from the creation of a management district. H.B. 4657 seeks to provide for the creation of such a district.

 

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. 4657 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Montgomery County Management District No. 1, subject to municipal consent, to provide certain improvements, projects, and services for public use and benefit, such as recreational facilities, road projects, and public transit. In addition, it provides to the district the authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds, in order to administer and provide funding for economic development projects and services to undeveloped property in Montgomery County, Texas.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

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