BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 5356

By: Frazier

Urban Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

It has been suggested that an area within the corporate limits of the City of McKinney would benefit from the creation of an improvement district, due to high demand for homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. H.B. 5356 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. 5356 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Honey Creek Improvement District No. 1 to provide certain improvements, projects, and services for public use and benefit. The bill provides for, among other provisions, the following: 

· the annexation or exclusion of district land;

· disbursement or transfer of district money;

· the division of the district; and

· the dissolution of the district.

The district's powers and duties include, subject to certain requirements including consent of the city and the request for a service or improvement by petition, the authority to the authority to borrow money, issue obligations and impose assessments and liens. The bill prohibits the district from imposing property taxes and exercising the power of eminent domain.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2023.