Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1		By: Buckingham S.B. No. 2196
	2	+	(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2017; March 29, 2017, read
	3	+	first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
	4	+	Relations; May 12, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable
	5	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 1;
	6	+	May 12, 2017, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2196 By: Garcia
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4	11		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	12		AN ACT
6	13		relating to the requirements for annexation by a municipality of
7	14		certain municipal utility districts.
8	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	16		SECTION 1. Section 8395.151, Special District Local Laws
10	17		Code, is amended to read as follows:
11	18		Sec. 8395.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
12	19		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
13	20		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
14	21		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
15	22		the district and the following districts:
16	23		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
17	24		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
18	25		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
19	26		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
20	27		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
21	28		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
22	29		and
23	30		(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
24	31		District No. 19.
25	32		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
26	33		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
27	34		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
28	35		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
29	36		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described by
30	37		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
31	38		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
32	39		authorizing the annexation.
33	40		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
34	41		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
35	42		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
36	43		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
37	44		necessary and adequate to:
38	45		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
39	46		within the district;
40	47		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
41	48		district was created; and
42	49		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
43	50		and this chapter; or
44	51		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
45	52		confirmed].
46	53		SECTION 2. Section 8396.151, Special District Local Laws
47	54		Code, is amended to read as follows:
48	55		Sec. 8396.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
49	56		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
50	57		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
51	58		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
52	59		the district and the following districts:
53	60		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
54	61		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
55	62		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
56	63		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
57	64		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
58	65		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
59	66		and
60	67		(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
61	68		District No. 19.
62	69		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
63	70		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
64	71		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
65	72		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
66	73		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
67	74		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
68	75		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
69	76		authorizing the annexation.
70	77		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
71	78		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
72	79		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
73	80		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
74	81		necessary and adequate to:
75	82		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
76	83		within the district;
77	84		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
78	85		district was created; and
79	86		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
80	87		and this chapter; or
81	88		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
82	89		confirmed].
83	90		SECTION 3. Section 8397.151, Special District Local Laws
84	91		Code, is amended to read as follows:
85	92		Sec. 8397.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
86	93		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
87	94		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
88	95		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
89	96		the district and the following districts:
90	97		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
91	98		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
92	99		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
93	100		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
94	101		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
95	102		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
96	103		and
97	104		(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
98	105		District No. 19.
99	106		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
100	107		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
101	108		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
102	109		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
103	110		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
104	111		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
105	112		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
106	113		authorizing the annexation.
107	114		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
108	115		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
109	116		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
110	117		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
111	118		necessary and adequate to:
112	119		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
113	120		within the district;
114	121		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
115	122		district was created; and
116	123		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
117	124		and this chapter; or
118	125		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
119	126		confirmed].
120	127		SECTION 4. Section 8398.151, Special District Local Laws
121	128		Code, is amended to read as follows:
122	129		Sec. 8398.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
123	130		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
124	131		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
125	132		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
126	133		the district and the following districts:
127	134		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
128	135		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
129	136		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
130	137		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
131	138		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
132	139		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
133	140		and
134	141		(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
135	142		District No. 19.
136	143		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
137	144		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
138	145		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
139	146		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
140	147		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
141	148		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
142	149		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
143	150		authorizing the annexation.
144	151		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
145	152		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
146	153		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
147	154		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
148	155		necessary and adequate to:
149	156		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
150	157		within the district;
151	158		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
152	159		district was created; and
153	160		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
154	161		and this chapter; or
155	162		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
156	163		confirmed].
157	164		SECTION 5. Section 8399.151, Special District Local Laws
158	165		Code, is amended to read as follows:
159	166		Sec. 8399.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
160	167		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
161	168		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
162	169		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
163	170		the district and the following districts:
164	171		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
165	172		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
166	173		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
167	174		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
168	175		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
169	176		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
170	177		and
171	178		(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
172	179		District No. 19.
173	180		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
174	181		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
175	182		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
176	183		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
177	184		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
178	185		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
179	186		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
180	187		authorizing the annexation.
181	188		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
182	189		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
183	190		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
184	191		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
185	192		necessary and adequate to:
186	193		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
187	194		within the district;
188	195		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
189	196		district was created; and
190	197		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
191	198		and this chapter; or
192	199		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
193	200		confirmed].
194	201		SECTION 6. Section 8400.151, Special District Local Laws
195	202		Code, is amended to read as follows:
196	203		Sec. 8400.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
197	204		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
198	205		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
199	206		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
200	207		the district and the following districts:
201	208		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
202	209		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
203	210		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
204	211		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
205	212		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
206	213		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9;
207	214		and
208	215		(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
209	216		District No. 19.
210	217		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
211	218		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
212	219		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
213	220		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
214	221		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
215	222		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
216	223		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
217	224		authorizing the annexation.
218	225		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
219	226		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
220	227		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
221	228		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
222	229		necessary and adequate to:
223	230		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
224	231		within the district;
225	232		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
226	233		district was created; and
227	234		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
228	235		and this chapter; or
229	236		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
230	237		confirmed].
231	238		SECTION 7. Section 8401.151, Special District Local Laws
232	239		Code, is amended to read as follows:
233	240		Sec. 8401.151. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
234	241		governing body of a [A] municipality that plans to [may] annex all
235	242		or part of the district first must adopt a resolution of intention
236	243		to annex all or part of the district and transmit that resolution to
237	244		the district and the following districts:
238	245		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
239	246		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
240	247		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
241	248		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
242	249		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
243	250		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
244	251		and
245	252		(7) Travis County Water Control and Improvement
246	253		District No. 19.
247	254		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
248	255		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
249	256		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
250	257		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
251	258		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
252	259		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
253	260		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
254	261		authorizing the annexation.
255	262		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
256	263		of the elections held under this section [on the earlier of:
257	264		[(1) the installation of 90 percent of all works,
258	265		improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances
259	266		necessary and adequate to:
260	267		[(A) provide service to the proposed development
261	268		within the district;
262	269		[(B) accomplish the purposes for which the
263	270		district was created; and
264	271		[(C) exercise the powers provided by general law
265	272		and this chapter; or
266	273		[(2) the 20th anniversary of the date the district was
267	274		confirmed].
268	275		SECTION 8. Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
269	276		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9073 to read as follows:
270	277		CHAPTER 9073. TRAVIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
271	278		NO. 19; ANNEXATION
272	279		Sec. 9073.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
273	280		means the Travis County Water Control and Improvement District
274	281		No. 19.
275	282		Sec. 9073.002. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) The
276	283		governing body of a municipality that plans to annex all or part of
277	284		the district first must adopt a resolution of intention to annex all
278	285		or part of the district and transmit that resolution to the district
279	286		and the following districts:
280	287		(1) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3;
281	288		(2) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 4;
282	289		(3) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5;
283	290		(4) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 6;
284	291		(5) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 7;
285	292		(6) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 8;
286	293		and
287	294		(7) Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
288	295		(b) On receipt of a resolution described by Subsection (a),
289	296		the district and each of the districts listed in Subsection (a)
290	297		shall call an election to be held on the next uniform election date
291	298		on the question of whether the annexation should be authorized.
292	299		(c) The municipality may annex the territory described in
293	300		the resolution only if a majority of the total number of voters
294	301		voting in all of the districts' elections vote in favor of
295	302		authorizing the annexation.
296	303		(d) The municipality seeking annexation shall pay the costs
297	304		of the elections held under this section.
298	305		SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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