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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of the Harris County Improvement District |
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No. 17. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 3891, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 3891.109 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 3891.109. ENFORCEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS. |
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The district may enforce a real property restriction in the manner |
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provided by Section 54.237, Water Code, if, in the reasonable |
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judgment of the board, the enforcement of the restriction is |
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necessary. |
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SECTION 2. Section 3891.153, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3891.153. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other |
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obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, sales |
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and use taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract |
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payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of |
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those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose. |
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(b) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of |
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bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, |
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Water Code, does not apply to the district. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 3891, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 3891.159 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 3891.159. POWERS OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO |
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ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED PROPERTY; TAXES; BONDS. |
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(a) The district has the powers of a municipal utility district |
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under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, including the power to: |
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(1) implement a plan; |
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(2) issue bonds; and |
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(3) impose a tax in a defined area established under |
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that subchapter. |
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(b) The district may exercise the powers described by |
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Subsection (a) regardless of whether the district is composed of |
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the minimum number of acres provided by Section 54.801, Water Code. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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within the required time. |
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(d) The general law relating to consent by political |
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subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation, |
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reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those |
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districts has been complied with. |
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(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been |
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fulfilled and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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