H.B. No. 2022
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of the Sedona Lakes Municipal
Utility District No. 1 of Brazoria County; providing authority to
impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent
domain.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8305 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 8305. SEDONA LAKES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF
BRAZORIA COUNTY
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8305.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
means the Sedona Lakes Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Brazoria
County.
[Sections 8305.002-8305.050 reserved for expansion]
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8305.051. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Sec. 8305.052. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section
52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design,
acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate,
maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for
operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Sec. 8305.053. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A road
project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and
subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in
whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road
project is located.
(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
project must meet all applicable construction standards,
subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
the road project is located.
(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
specifications of the road project.
Sec. 8305.054. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all applicable
requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under
Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, including any ordinance or
resolution adopted before September 1, 2009, and that consents to
the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the
district.
Sec. 8305.055. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The
district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the
district to acquire a site or easement for:
(1) a road project authorized by Section 8305.052; or
(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section
49.462, Water Code.
[Sections 8305.056-8305.100 reserved for expansion]
SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8305.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS. The district may impose
a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or other
obligations issued under Section 8305.151.
[Sections 8305.102-8305.150 reserved for expansion]
SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Sec. 8305.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations
payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
purpose.
Sec. 8305.152. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Sec. 8305.153. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. (a) The district
may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road
project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds
majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that
purpose.
(b) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of
bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road
projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed
one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the
district.
SECTION 2. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
Government Code.
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
and accomplished.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2022 was passed by the House on May 5,
2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2022 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor