85R14693 DMS-F     By: Nichols S.B. No. 2252       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to granting road powers to the Montgomery County Municipal   Utility District No. 100; providing authority to issue bonds.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 8119.002, Special District Local Laws   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 8119.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT; FINDINGS OF PUBLIC   PURPOSE AND BENEFIT. (a)  The district is created to serve a public   purpose and benefit [a municipal utility district in Montgomery   County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of   Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution].          (b)  The creation of the district is essential to accomplish   the purposes of:                (1)  a municipal utility district as provided by   general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and                (2)  Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that   relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,   or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or   improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8119, Special District   Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 8119.104 and   8119.105 to read as follows:          Sec. 8119.104.  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.          Sec. 8119.105.  ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a)  A road   project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and   subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in   whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road   project is located.          (b)  If a road project is not located in the corporate limits   or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road   project must meet all applicable construction standards,   subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which   the road project is located.          (c)  If the state will maintain and operate the road, the   Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and   specifications of the road project.          SECTION 3.  Chapter 8119, Special District Local Laws Code,   is amended by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER D.  BONDS          Sec. 8119.151.  BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of   issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations   issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad   valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the   real property in the district.          SECTION 4.  (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 5.  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, 2017.