BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1824 By: Hegar Special Purpose Districts Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties contend that the law governing the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188 needs to be amended to provide for certain road projects. S.B. 1824 seeks to address this issue. 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 S.B. 1824 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to establish provisions relating to the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188. The bill grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations and impose property taxes. The bill establishes that the district retains all rights, powers, privileges, authorities, duties, and functions that it had before the bill's effective date. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 1824
By: Hegar
Special Purpose Districts
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 1824
By: Hegar
Special Purpose Districts
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties contend that the law governing the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188 needs to be amended to provide for certain road projects. S.B. 1824 seeks to address this issue.
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 S.B. 1824 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to establish provisions relating to the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188. The bill grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations and impose property taxes. The bill establishes that the district retains all rights, powers, privileges, authorities, duties, and functions that it had before the bill's effective date.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that the law governing the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188 needs to be amended to provide for certain road projects. S.B. 1824 seeks to address this issue.
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
S.B. 1824 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to establish provisions relating to the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188. The bill grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations and impose property taxes. The bill establishes that the district retains all rights, powers, privileges, authorities, duties, and functions that it had before the bill's effective date.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.