87R7581 SGM-F By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 4637 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority for road projects of the Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County; affecting the authority to issue bonds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 8316.103, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8316.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads, including roads within a gated community as defined by Section 352.112, Local Government Code, provided that those roads are open and accessible to all owners of real property located in the district, all residents of the district, and the invitees of owners and residents of the district. SECTION 2. The Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County retains all the rights, powers, privileges, authority, duties, and functions that it had before the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, Government Code. (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives within the required time. (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.