Texas 2017 - 85th 1st C.S.

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1	1	85S10616 JXC-F
2	2	By: Paul H.B. No. 141
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the governance and operation of municipal management
8	8	districts.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 375.022(b), Local Government Code, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority
13	13	of the assessed value of the real property in the proposed district
14	14	that would be subject to assessment by the district, according to
15	15	the most recent certified county property tax rolls.
16	16	SECTION 2. Section 375.063, Local Government Code, is
17	17	amended to read as follows:
18	18	Sec. 375.063. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR. To be qualified
19	19	to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years old and:
20	20	(1) [a resident of the district;
21	21	[(2)] an owner of property in the district;
22	22	(2) [(3)] an owner of stock, whether beneficial or
23	23	otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;
24	24	(3) [(4)] an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust
25	25	that owns property in the district; or
26	26	(4) [(5)] an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
27	27	covered by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3)[, or (4)].
28	28	SECTION 3. Sections 375.064(a), (b), and (c), Local
29	29	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
30	30	(a) The initial and each succeeding board of directors
31	31	shall, and the owners of a majority of the assessed value of
32	32	property subject to assessment by the district may, recommend to
33	33	the governing body of the municipality persons to serve on the
34	34	succeeding board.
35	35	(b) After reviewing the recommendations, the governing body
36	36	shall approve or disapprove the directors recommended under
37	37	Subsection (a) [by the board].
38	38	(c) If the governing body is not satisfied with the
39	39	recommendations submitted under Subsection (a) [by the board], the
40	40	board, on the request of the governing body, shall submit to the
41	41	governing body additional recommendations.
42	42	SECTION 4. Section 375.092(f), Local Government Code, is
43	43	amended to read as follows:
44	44	(f) A district may acquire, construct, complete, develop,
45	45	own, operate, and maintain permanent improvements and provide
46	46	services that benefit property in the district, regardless of
47	47	whether the improvements or services are located inside or [and]
48	48	outside its boundaries.
49	49	SECTION 5. Section 375.114, Local Government Code, is
50	50	amended to read as follows:
51	51	Sec. 375.114. PETITION REQUIRED. The board may not finance
52	52	services and improvement projects under this chapter unless a
53	53	written petition has been filed with the board requesting those
54	54	improvements or services signed by:
55	55	(1) the owners of a majority [50 percent or more] of
56	56	the assessed value of the property in the district subject to
57	57	assessment, according to the most recent certified county property
58	58	tax rolls; or
59	59	(2) for a proposed assessment to be apportioned under
60	60	Section 375.119(1), the owners of a majority [50 percent or more]
61	61	of the surface area of the real property subject to assessment by
62	62	the district, [excluding roads, streets, highways, and utility
63	63	rights-of-way, other public areas, and any other property exempt
64	64	from assessment under Section 375.162 or 375.163,] according to the
65	65	most recent certified county property tax rolls.
66	66	SECTION 6. Section 375.243, Local Government Code, is
67	67	amended to read as follows:
68	68	Sec. 375.243. PETITION REQUIRED FOR BOND ELECTION. The
69	69	board may not call a bond election unless a written petition has
70	70	been filed with the board requesting an election signed by the
71	71	owners of a majority[:
72	72	[(1) 50 percent or more] of the assessed value of the
73	73	property subject to assessment or taxation by [in] the district as
74	74	determined from the most recent certified county property tax
75	75	rolls[; or
76	76	[(2) 50 percent or more of the surface area of the
77	77	district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
78	78	rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
79	79	assessment under Sections 375.161, 375.163, and 375.164 as
80	80	determined from the most recent certified county property tax
81	81	rolls].
82	82	SECTION 7. Section 375.262, Local Government Code, is
83	83	amended to read as follows:
84	84	Sec. 375.262. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION BY OWNERS. Except as
85	85	limited by Section 375.264, the board shall dissolve the district
86	86	on written petition filed with the board by the owners of at least
87	87	two-thirds [:
88	88	[(1) 75 percent or more] of the assessed value of the
89	89	property subject to assessment or taxation by [in] the district
90	90	based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls[; or
91	91	[(2) 75 percent or more of the surface area of the
92	92	district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
93	93	rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
94	94	assessment under Sections 375.161, 375.163, and 375.164, according
95	95	to the most recent certified county property tax rolls].
96	96	SECTION 8. Section 382.052(b), Local Government Code, is
97	97	amended to read as follows:
98	98	(b) If the population of the district is more than 1,000, to
99	99	be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18
100	100	years old, reside in the district, and be:
101	101	(1) an owner of property in the district;
102	102	(2) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or
103	103	otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;
104	104	(3) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that
105	105	owns property in the district; or
106	106	(4) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person covered
107	107	by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3) [meet the qualifications of Section
108	108	375.063].
109	109	SECTION 9. Section 3855.052(b), Special District Local Laws
110	110	Code, is amended to read as follows:
111	111	(b) Section 375.063(2) [375.063(3)], Local Government Code,
112	112	does not apply to the district.
113	113	SECTION 10. The change in law made by this Act to Section
114	114	375.063, Local Government Code, does not affect the entitlement of
115	115	a member serving on the board of directors of a district to which
116	116	that section applies immediately before the effective date of this
117	117	Act to continue to carry out the board's functions for the remainder
118	118	of the member's term. The change in law applies only to a member
119	119	appointed on or after the effective date of this Act.
120	120	SECTION 11. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.