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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dissolution of a municipal management district by |
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landowner petition. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 375.262, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 375.262. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION BY OWNERS. Except as |
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limited by Section 375.264, the board shall dissolve the district |
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on written petition filed with the board by the owners of: |
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(1) 50 [75] percent or more of the assessed value of |
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the property in the district based on the most recent certified |
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county property tax rolls; or |
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(2) 50 [75] percent or more of the surface area of the |
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district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility |
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rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from |
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assessment under Sections 375.161, 375.163, and 375.164, according |
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to the most recent certified county property tax rolls. |
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SECTION 2. Section 68.352(b), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The board shall dissolve the district on written |
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petition filed with the board by the owners of: |
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(1) 75 percent or more of the assessed value of the |
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property in the district based on the most recent certified county |
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property tax rolls; or |
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(2) 75 percent or more of the surface area of the |
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district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility |
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rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from |
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assessment under this chapter, according to the most recent |
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certified county property tax rolls [A district may be dissolved as
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provided by Section 375.262, Local Government Code]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |