BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4637

By: Bell, Cecil

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County would like to provide for roads within a gated community, including by issuing associated bonds, but the district's road project authority does not specifically provide for these roads. H.B. 4637 provides the necessary specific authority.

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. 4637 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to specify that the road project authority of the Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County includes authority for roads within a gated community, provided that the roads are open and accessible to all owners of real property located in the district, all residents of the district, and the invitees of owners and residents of the district. 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, 2021.