85R8572 SLB-D By: Buckingham S.B. No. 2196 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the requirements for annexation by a municipality of certain municipal utility districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 8395.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8395.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts: (1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; (2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5; (3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6; (4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7; (5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8; and (6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9. (b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized. (c) The municipality may annex the territory described by the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation. (d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of: [(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary and adequate to: [(A) provide service to the proposed development within the district; [(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and [(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or [(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was confirmed]. SECTION 2. Section 8396.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8396.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts: (1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3; (2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5; (3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6; (4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7; (5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8; and (6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9. (b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized. (c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation. (d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of: [(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary and adequate to: [(A) provide service to the proposed development within the district; [(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and [(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or [(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was confirmed]. SECTION 3. Section 8397.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8397.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts: (1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3; (2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; (3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6; (4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7; (5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8; and (6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9. (b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized. (c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation. (d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of: [(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary and adequate to: [(A) provide service to the proposed development within the district; [(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and [(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or [(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was confirmed]. SECTION 4. Section 8398.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8398.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts: (1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3; (2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; (3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5; (4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7; (5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8; and (6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9. (b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized. (c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation. (d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of: [(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary and adequate to: [(A) provide service to the proposed development within the district; [(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and [(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or [(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was confirmed]. SECTION 5. Section 8399.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8399.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts: (1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3; (2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; (3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5; (4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6; (5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8; and (6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9. (b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized. (c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation. (d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of: [(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary and adequate to: [(A) provide service to the proposed development within the district; [(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and [(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or [(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was confirmed]. SECTION 6. Section 8400.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8400.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts: (1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3; (2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; (3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5; (4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6; (5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7; and (6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9. (b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized. (c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation. (d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of: [(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary and adequate to: [(A) provide service to the proposed development within the district; [(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and [(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or [(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was confirmed]. SECTION 7. Section 8401.151, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8401.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district and the following districts: (1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3; (2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4; (3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5; (4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6; (5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7; and (6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8. (b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a), the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a) shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized. (c) The municipality may annex the territory described in the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of authorizing the annexation. (d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of: [(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary and adequate to: [(A) provide service to the proposed development within the district; [(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and [(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or [(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was confirmed]. SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.