HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Land & Resource Management 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 

PLACE:       E2.028 
CHAIR:       Rep. DeWayne Burns 

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Testimony time may be limited at the discretion of the chair.

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HB 5067        Bhojani                                               
Relating to the establishment and implementation by the General Land Office of a distributed ledger-based title registry pilot program.

HB 5312        Gates                                                 
Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 147; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.

HB 5322        Gerdes                                                
Relating to the administration, powers, territory, and financing of the Garfield Municipal Utility District No. 1.

HB 5340        Smith                                                 
Relating to the creation of the North Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5354        Metcalf                                               
Relating to the creation of the Firefly Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5364        Cain                                                  
Relating to the eminent domain authority of the Crosby Municipal Utility District.

HB 5368        Gerdes                                                
Relating to the Open R Fresh Water Supply District of Caldwell County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5377        Smith                                                 
Relating to the creation of the Fannin Farms Municipal Utility District of Fannin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5386        Thompson, Senfronia                                    
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 589; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5392        Smith                                                 
Relating to the creation of the Highland Park Municipal Utility District of Grayson County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5396        Metcalf                                               
Relating to the powers and duties of the Stanley Lake Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 5397        Wilson                                                
Relating to the name of the 3 B&J Municipal Utility District, the powers, duties, operation, administration, and authorizing an ad valorem tax.

HB 5402        Flores                                                
Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 27; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5404        Wilson                                                
Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 49; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5407        Smith                                                 
Relating to the creation of the Blanton Creek Estates Municipal Utility District of Fannin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5408        Buckley                                               
Relating to the creation of the Knob Creek Municipal Utility District of Bell County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5411        Kitzman                                               
Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Twinwood Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5412        Kitzman                                               
Relating to the powers and duties of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5413        Kitzman                                               
Relating to the powers and duties of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5414        Spiller                                               
Relating to the creation of the Mountain Springs Municipal Utility District of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

HB 5415        Spiller                                               
Relating to the creation of the Elm Fork Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Cooke County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 1869        Perry                                                 
Relating to the disposition of surplus real property no longer needed for state highway purposes.

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