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1		-	~~85R14244~~ SLB-D
	1	+	85R8572 SLB-D
2	2		By: Workman H.B. No. 4047
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4047:
4		-	By: Herrero C.S.H.B. No. 4047
5	3
6	4
7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to the requirements for annexation by a municipality of
10	8		certain municipal utility districts.
11	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	10		SECTION 1. Section 8395.151, Special District Local Laws
13	11		Code, is amended to read as follows:
14	12		Sec. 8395.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
15	13		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
16	14		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
17	15		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
18	16		the district and the following districts:
19	17		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
20	18		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
21	19		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
22	20		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
23	21		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
24		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
25	22		and
26		-	(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
27		-	District No. 19.
	23	+	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
28	24		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
29	25		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
30	26		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
31	27		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
32	28		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described by
33	29		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
34	30		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
35	31		authorizing the annexation.
36	32		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
37	33		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
38	34		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
39	35		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
40	36		necessary and adequate to:
41	37		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
42	38		within the district;
43	39		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
44	40		district was created; and
45	41		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
46	42		and this chapter; or
47	43		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
48	44		confirmed].
49	45		SECTION 2. Section 8396.151, Special District Local Laws
50	46		Code, is amended to read as follows:
51	47		Sec. 8396.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
52	48		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
53	49		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
54	50		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
55	51		the district and the following districts:
56	52		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
57	53		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
58	54		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
59	55		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
60	56		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
61		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
62	57		and
63		-	(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
64		-	District No. 19.
	58	+	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
65	59		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
66	60		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
67	61		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
68	62		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
69	63		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
70	64		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
71	65		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
72	66		authorizing the annexation.
73	67		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
74	68		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
75	69		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
76	70		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
77	71		necessary and adequate to:
78	72		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
79	73		within the district;
80	74		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
81	75		district was created; and
82	76		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
83	77		and this chapter; or
84	78		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
85	79		confirmed].
86	80		SECTION 3. Section 8397.151, Special District Local Laws
87	81		Code, is amended to read as follows:
88	82		Sec. 8397.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
89	83		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
90	84		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
91	85		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
92	86		the district and the following districts:
93	87		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
94	88		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
95	89		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
96	90		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
97	91		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
98		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
99	92		and
100		-	(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
101		-	District No. 19.
	93	+	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
102	94		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
103	95		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
104	96		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
105	97		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
106	98		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
107	99		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
108	100		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
109	101		authorizing the annexation.
110	102		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
111	103		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
112	104		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
113	105		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
114	106		necessary and adequate to:
115	107		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
116	108		within the district;
117	109		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
118	110		district was created; and
119	111		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
120	112		and this chapter; or
121	113		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
122	114		confirmed].
123	115		SECTION 4. Section 8398.151, Special District Local Laws
124	116		Code, is amended to read as follows:
125	117		Sec. 8398.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
126	118		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
127	119		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
128	120		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
129	121		the district and the following districts:
130	122		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
131	123		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
132	124		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
133	125		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
134	126		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
135		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
136	127		and
137		-	(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
138		-	District No. 19.
	128	+	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
139	129		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
140	130		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
141	131		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
142	132		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
143	133		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
144	134		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
145	135		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
146	136		authorizing the annexation.
147	137		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
148	138		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
149	139		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
150	140		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
151	141		necessary and adequate to:
152	142		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
153	143		within the district;
154	144		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
155	145		district was created; and
156	146		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
157	147		and this chapter; or
158	148		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
159	149		confirmed].
160	150		SECTION 5. Section 8399.151, Special District Local Laws
161	151		Code, is amended to read as follows:
162	152		Sec. 8399.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
163	153		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
164	154		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
165	155		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
166	156		the district and the following districts:
167	157		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
168	158		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
169	159		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
170	160		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
171	161		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
172		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
173	162		and
174		-	(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
175		-	District No. 19.
	163	+	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
176	164		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
177	165		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
178	166		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
179	167		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
180	168		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
181	169		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
182	170		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
183	171		authorizing the annexation.
184	172		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
185	173		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
186	174		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
187	175		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
188	176		necessary and adequate to:
189	177		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
190	178		within the district;
191	179		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
192	180		district was created; and
193	181		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
194	182		and this chapter; or
195	183		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
196	184		confirmed].
197	185		SECTION 6. Section 8400.151, Special District Local Laws
198	186		Code, is amended to read as follows:
199	187		Sec. 8400.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
200	188		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
201	189		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
202	190		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
203	191		the district and the following districts:
204	192		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
205	193		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
206	194		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
207	195		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
208	196		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
209		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
210	197		and
211		-	(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
212		-	District No. 19.
	198	+	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
213	199		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
214	200		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
215	201		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
216	202		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
217	203		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
218	204		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
219	205		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
220	206		authorizing the annexation.
221	207		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
222	208		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
223	209		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
224	210		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
225	211		necessary and adequate to:
226	212		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
227	213		within the district;
228	214		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
229	215		district was created; and
230	216		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
231	217		and this chapter; or
232	218		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
233	219		confirmed].
234	220		SECTION 7. Section 8401.151, Special District Local Laws
235	221		Code, is amended to read as follows:
236	222		Sec. 8401.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
237	223		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
238	224		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
239	225		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
240	226		the district and the following districts:
241	227		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
242	228		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
243	229		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
244	230		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
245	231		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
246		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
247	232		and
248		-	(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
249		-	District No. 19.
	233	+	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8.
250	234		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
251	235		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
252	236		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
253	237		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
254	238		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
255	239		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
256	240		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
257	241		authorizing the annexation.
258	242		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
259	243		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
260	244		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
261	245		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
262	246		necessary and adequate to:
263	247		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
264	248		within the district;
265	249		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
266	250		district was created; and
267	251		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
268	252		and this chapter; or
269	253		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
270	254		confirmed].
271		-	SECTION 8. Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
272		-	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9073 to read as follows:
273		-	CHAPTER 9073. TRAVIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
274		-	NO. 19; ANNEXATION
275		-	Sec. 9073.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
276		-	means the Travis County Water Control and Improvement District
277		-	No. 19.
278		-	Sec. 9073.002. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
279		-	governing body of a municipality that plans to annex all or part of
280		-	the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all
281		-	or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district
282		-	and the following districts:
283		-	(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
284		-	(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
285		-	(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
286		-	(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
287		-	(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
288		-	(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
289		-	and
290		-	(7) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
291		-	(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
292		-	the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
293		-	shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
294		-	on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
295		-	(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
296		-	the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
297		-	voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
298		-	authorizing the annexation.
299		-	(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
300		-	of the elections held under this section.
301		-	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
	255	+	SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.